Trek Rail 9.8

Name: Trek Rail 9.8
Brand: Trek

2021 MountainEnduro Electric bicycle Manufacturer page

Trek Rail 9.8, color Gloss Purple Phaze / Matte Raw Carbon

Last known price: $9,049

Prices shown first for United States
Travel: 160 / 150 mm Fork / rear shock
Wheels: 29″
Drivetrain: 1 × 12 34t / 10–52t
Gear range: 520%
Battery: 625 Wh
Weight: 22.52 kg 49.6 lb · Reference configuration not specified
Frame: Carbon
Brakes: Hydraulic disc

Sizes

Size guide

15.5" High
15.5" Low
17.5" High
17.5" Low
19.5" High
19.5" Low
21.5" High
21.5" Low

The manufacturer did not publish rider heights for these sizes.

Components

23 of 25 identified

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Frame and fork

1 part

Frame

OCLV Mountain Carbon main frame, Removable Integrated Battery (RIB), tapered head tube, Knock Block, Control Freak internal routing, magnesium rocker link, Motor Armor, Mino Link, ABP, Boost148, 12mm thru axle, 150mm travel Not identified

Electric system

3 parts

Suspension

3 parts

Drivetrain

5 parts

Brakes

2 parts

Wheels and tires

4 parts

Cockpit and contact points

7 parts

Grips
- Bontrager
Handlebar
- Bontrager
Headset

Knock Block Integrated, 58-degree radius, cartridge bearing, 1-1/8'' top, 1.5'' bottom Not identified
Pedals
- VP
VP-536
Saddle
- Bontrager
Seatpost
- Bontrager
Stem
- Bontrager

Sizes and geometry

8 sizes Open in the geometry plotter

Complete rider-height ranges are not published for these sizes. You can still explore the geometry below.

Size 17.5" Low

Table

Reach 445mm

Stack 626mm

Wheelbase 1221mm

Head angle 64.5°

Seat angle 75.0°

Every size is drawn to the same scale, in millimeters. Explanatory schematic on an assumed 29″ wheel; exact published values are in the table below.

Size Reach Stack

Complete manufacturer geometry table 8 published sizes

Complete manufacturer geometry by size
Measurement
Reachmm	425	420	450	445	470	465	499	495
Stackmm	623	626	622	626	627	630	636	639
Top tube lengthmm	587	588	611	613	633	634	665	666
Seat tube lengthmm	410	410	420	420	450	450	500	500
Head tube lengthmm	105	105	105	105	110	110	120	120
Head tube angle	64.9°	64.5°	64.9°	64.5°	64.9°	64.5°	64.9°	64.5°
Seat tube angle	75°	75°	75°	75°	75°	75°	75°	75°
Chainstay lengthmm	447	448	447	448	447	448	447	448
Wheelbasemm	1195	1196	1220	1221	1243	1243	1277	1277
Front centermm	750	750	774	775	797	797	831	831
Bottom bracket dropmm	29	35	29	35	29	35	29	35
Bottom bracket heightmm	344	339	344	339	344	339	344	339
Standover heightmm	758	753	770	765	767	762	765	760
Fork rakemm	41	43	42	43	42	43	43	43
Trailmm	127	131	127	131	127	131	127	131
Stack/reach ratio	1.47	1.49	1.38	1.41	1.33	1.36	1.28	1.29

Not published by the manufacturer: Front travel, Rear travel, Crank length, Handlebar width, Stem length, Stem angle, Seatpost length and Dropper post travel.

Specifications

Frame and fork

Intended fit: Unisex
Frame material: Carbon
Bicycle weight: 22.52 kg

49.6 lb
Weight limit: 136 kg

299.8 lb

Suspension

Suspension configuration: Full suspension
Front travel: 160 mm
Rear travel: 150 mm

Drivetrain

Derived by Bikelake

Front chainrings: 1
Smallest chainring: 34
Largest chainring: 34
Rear sprockets: 12
Smallest sprocket: 10
Largest sprocket: 52
Lowest gear: 19.0 in
Highest gear: 98.6 in

Wheels and brakes

Wheel configuration: Same size
Brake type: Hydraulic disc

Fit and controls

Seatpost: Dropper seatpost
Shifting: Mechanical

Electric system

Battery capacity: 625 Wh

Additional specifications

Battery: Bosch PowerTube 625
Fork spring: Air
Tire clearance: Maximum tire width: 2.6″
Tire width: 2.6″
Wheel material: Aluminum
Wheel size: 29″

Technical analysis

5 measures

How these figures sit among bicycles of the same class and model year. Context, not a ranking.

Front travel

160 mm

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort: Mountain / Enduro Model year: 2021
Sample: 1,011 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 99.0% of the class

Rear travel

150 mm

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort: Mountain / Enduro Model year: 2021
Sample: 839 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 82.1% of the class

Lowest gear

19.0 gear inches

This value is above the central range for this class.

Cohort: Mountain / Enduro Model year: 2021
Sample: 892 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 87.3% of the class

Highest gear

98.6 gear inches

This value is above the central range for this class.

Cohort: Mountain / Enduro Model year: 2021
Sample: 892 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 87.3% of the class

Shifting

Mechanical

65 of 1,021 bicycles with this information use electronic shifting.

Cohort: Mountain / Enduro Model year: 2021
Sample: 1,021 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 100.0% of the class

Gearing

Estimated speeds at 80 rpm

Lowest gear: 7.3 km/h
Highest gear: 37.8 km/h

Total gear range 520%

Technical details and class reference

These speeds describe the gearing at the selected cadence, not how fast you can ride.
Calculated from published gear-inch values and their wheel-size assumptions.
These gearing values describe the bicycle, not a selected frame size.
A 100% range means one ratio; 500% means the highest ratio is five times the lowest.
For e-bikes, motor assistance cutoff is not represented.

Gear-inch range

Lower gear-inch values travel less distance per pedal revolution; higher values travel farther.

This bicycle: 19.0–98.6 gear inches
Class reference (p10–p90): 16.9–98.6 gear inches; The band runs from p10 for the lowest gear to p90 for the highest gear.

Cohort: Mountain / Enduro Model year: 2021
Lowest gear: 892 bicycles with this information, 87.3% of the class
Highest gear: 892 bicycles with this information, 87.3% of the class

Lineup changes

The published facts that differ across this family's builds and from the same model a year earlier. Missing information never counts as zero.

Differences across 2021 builds
Specification	This bicycle Trek Rail 9.8	Trek Rail 5	Trek Rail 5 625 Wh	Trek Rail 7	Trek Rail 9	Trek Rail 9.5
Frame
Frame material	Carbon	Aluminum	Aluminum	Aluminum	Aluminum	Carbon
Bicycle weight	22.52 kg	23.53 kg	23.53 kg	23.59 kg	24.04 kg	22.76 kg
Drivetrain
Smallest sprocket	10	11	11	10	10	11
Largest sprocket	52	50	50	51	52	50
Lowest gear	19.0 in	19.7 in	19.7 in	19.3 in	19.0 in	19.7 in
Highest gear	98.6 in	89.6 in	89.6 in	98.6 in	98.6 in	89.6 in
Electric bicycle systems
Battery capacity	625 Wh	500 Wh	625 Wh	625 Wh	625 Wh	625 Wh

Changes since 2020
Specification	2020 Trek Rail 9.8	This bicycle Trek Rail 9.8
Frame
Bicycle weight	21.92 kg	22.52 kg
Drivetrain
Smallest chainring	36	34
Largest chainring	36	34
Largest sprocket	50	52
Lowest gear	20.9 in	19.0 in
Highest gear	104.4 in	98.6 in