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Trek Fuel Ex 8 Full Suspension Mountain Bike 2013

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£2300.00

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Fuel EX sets the bar for mountain bike versatility with a ground-up redesign that brings race-day tech to all-day adventure. Still the go-to full suspension trail bike, only better.

Features

Alpha Platinum Aluminium: Trek's premium aluminium, formed into sophisticated tube shapes for maximum strength and minimum weight.

Down Tube Guard: Replaceable external shield protects the down tube from trail debris.

ABP Convert: Our patented Active Braking Pivot allows your suspension to work freely whether you’re on the brakes or off. It’s smooth, controlled suspension that’s at its best all the time.

26” Wheels: The MTB standard for versatility, light weight, and maneuverability.

E2 Tapered Headset: E2 tapers from a 1.5" lower to a 1-1/8" upper, placing more material where it matters most for the stiffness of a full 1.5" system without the added weight.

Fully Integrated Headtube: A fully-integrated head tube eliminates the need for headset cups, reducing overall weight without sacrificing performance.

Press-Fit Bottom Bracket: Press-fit BB increases pedalling efficiency and allows for a stronger, stiffer frame structure.

ISCG Mounts: International Standard Chain Guide mounts offer easy chain guide installation and adjustment.

Internal Derailleur Routing: Route your front derailleur cable through the frame to keep your bike running smooth and clean.

Direct-Mount Derailleur: Derailleur attaches directly to the frame for accurate gear shifting in a lightweight, minimal package.

Post-Mount Disc Brake: Post mounting is the simplest, most efficient way to mount a brake calliper to your bike. Functions great, reduces weight.

Full Floater: We attach the shock to two moving linkage points for greater response over a wide variety of terrain. It feels like more travel, but it’s not. It's smarter travel.

DCRV Rear Shock: With DRCV, you can have it all: supple small-bump feel, great pedalling efficiency, and seemingly bottomless travel for the big stuff.

DCRV Fork: Ride bigger lines, flow through braking bumps with ease, and ride with more control.

Climb-Trail-Descend: CTD gives you three suspension adjustment options: Climb, Trail, or Descend. It’s a simple, intuitive, high-performance system available on select Fox shocks and forks.

Magnesium EVO Link: Our exclusive system connects the main frame to the rear triangle with a one-piece rocker link, creating a stiffer frame for greater control with minimal weight.

15QR: A 15mm front through axle makes steering more precise for more control, and the quick-release feature makes wheel removal easy.

Stealth-Ready Frame: Frame is prepped for internal routing if you decide to add a remotely adjustable seat post.

3x10: A 10-speed cassette and 3-ring crankset deliver a closer-ratio drivetrain, a wider range of gears, and increased efficiency and durability.

Hydraulic Disc Brakes: Ultimate control and stopping power in all conditions, including wet and muddy.

FrameAlpha Platinum Aluminium, ABP Convert, Full Floater, E2 tapered head tube, internal cable routing, Stealth dropper post routing, magnesium EVO Link, ISCG 05 mount, down tube guard, 130mm travel
ForkFox Evolution Series 32 Float w/DRCV, CTD (climb-trail-descend) damper, rebound, E2 tapered steerer, 15QR thru axle, 130mm travel, tuned by Trek in California
Rear ShockNot Specified
ChainsetNot Specified
ChainringsNot Specified
CassetteShimano HG62 11-36, 10 speed
Chain DeviceNot Specified
Bottom BracketNot Specified
ChainNot Specified
Front HubBontrager sealed cartridge bearing, 15mm aluminium axle
Rear HubBontrager sealed cartridge bearing, aluminium axle
Front DerailleurShimano SLX, direct mount
Rear DerailleurShimano Deore XT Shadow
Front BrakeShimano SLX hydraulic disc brakes
Rear BrakeShimano SLX hydraulic disc brakes
Brake LeversNot Specified
PedalsNot Specified
HandlebarsBontrager Race Lite Low Riser, 31.8mm, 15mm rise, 9 degree sweep
StemBontrager Race Lite, 31.8mm, 7 degree
HeadsetFSA IS-2, E2, fully integrated aluminium cartridge
GripsBontrager Race Lite, lock-on
SaddleBontrager Evoke 2, chromoly rails
SeatpostBontrager Rhythm Elite, 31.6mm, zero offset
RimsBontrager Duster Disc 32-hole double-walled Tubeless Ready
Front TyreBontrager XR3 Expert, 26x2.2"
Rear TyreBontrager XR3 Expert, 26x2.2"
ShiftersShimano SLX, 10 speed
ExtrasTrek fork

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Professional Review for Trek Fuel Ex 8 wins Bike of the Year

A very capable and enjoyable cruiser, but relatively heavy. The fork undermines dynamic riding.

Trek’s Fuel EX has been a Trail Bike of the Year winner as well as a close contender. It’s still a very safe, efficient partner for tackling technical singletrack or long days in the hills, but it’s focused more towards cruise control than chasing the ragged edge.

Ride & handling: Suited to all-day adventures

The exposed rocks of our heavily armoured test trails highlighted a harsher, more chattery ride than the 650b and 29in wheels created on competing Trail Bike of the Year contenders. The Bontrager rubber gives good grip and their low weight helps to keep the ride lively rather than lung busting on more stop/start trails.

Add the Shimano based-spec and you’re looking at a bike that’s really well suited to heading out into the hills with a map in your pack and an adventure in your head. It felt very comfortable among the vistas and long winding trails of the second day of wild, mountain testing. It worked really well on more natural trails where big hits were generally singular and corners too loose or greasy to load the fork up.

The Trek started to feel out of its depth against the latest bikes when we got aggressive on trail centre terrain. The DRCV twin chamber fork moves less than a standard one when pedalling but swallows bigger hits with full-stroke eagerness. This reduces loose and chattery corner traction, and the sudden dive comes at just the point you want to drive the front end through berms or keep it high under hard braking.

Even with the broad bar overseeing your steering efforts, the front end feels steeper than it is, with a nervous, fidgety feel in corners if you’re pushing it hard. 

Frame & equipment: Sharp-tracking frameset with DRCV shock

With 130mm of rear stroke and 130mm up front the Fuel sits bang in the centre of the do-it-all category for travel, but the wide bar suggests a bit more attitude and control than you might expect. The proprietary DRCV (Dual Rate Control Valve) dual chamber shock also extends impact control deeper than you’d expect at first.

In normal pedalling or rolling situations the top chamber gives a tight and firmly-sprung response that keeps power inputs crisp. This helps offset the high overall weight of the bike on climbs or sprints, to the point where it’s a surprise what you’ve been propelling when you pick it up. 

If you wallop something bigger the second chamber of the shock is prodded open to increase its impact appetite, stopping the big hit Buckaroo and pinch flat problems you’d otherwise expect from a 130mm 26in-wheeled bike.

The Active Braking Pivot axle rear pivot and Full Floater shock – it’s squeezed between linkage and the chainstay tip rather than frame – keep things controlled, buoyant and unaffected by braking. The Evolution-spec damper in the Fox shock felt better than similar setups in other bikes when we were pushing the pace.

4/11/2013 11:35:46 AM | BikeRadar

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Measure Your Height

Our handy size charts match your height to the appropriate frame size so you need to be sure you’ve measured your height accurately.

  1. Take off your shoes and stand with your back against a wall.
  2. Make sure legs are together and your shoulders are back.
  3. Place a pencil on top of your head and mark the wall (the best and easiest way to do this properly is with a friend to help you).
  4. Measure from the floor to the pencil mark you have just made with a tape measure.

 

Range of Reach

For most people to get the right frame size, measuring your height will suffice. However, you may find that your height is on the borderline of the range we suggest for a particular frame. If this occurs you need to measure the range of your reach or “Ape Index”. This will ensure you get a comfortable distance between the handlebars and your saddle.

  1. Stand up straight with your back against a wall.
  2. Life your arms out horizontally either side of you.
  3. Measure the distance from fingertip of one hand to fingertip of the other. This will give you your arm span.
  4. Subtract your height from this figure to get your Ape Index.
  5. If the result is positive (your arm span is greater than your height) you should go for the larger size of bike.
  6. If the result is negative (your arm span is less than your height you need the smaller size.

 

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Our bike sizing charts take stand over height into consideration but if you have a particularly long or short inside leg measurement in relation to your height you will need to bear this in mind when selecting your frame size.

 

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