Trek Top Fuel
Riders who want a fast 29er without Fuel EX travel. XC-curious trail riders.
Shorter-travel and quicker than Fuel EX. It pedals toward XC and still descends like a modern downcountry bike in recent years.
Riders who want a fast 29er without Fuel EX travel. XC-curious trail riders.
Shorter-travel and quicker than Fuel EX. It pedals toward XC and still descends like a modern downcountry bike in recent years.
XC racers. Downcountry riders may prefer Epic 8 EVO.
The current Epic XC platform without the old Brain shock. Slack enough to be a modern XC race bike, still a sprint machine rather than a trail bike.
XC racers. Habit is the trail sibling.
XC race 29er. Short travel, Lefty on some kits historically, built to sprint and still get down a modern XC track.
| Measurement |  TrekTop Fuel 2022 |  SpecializedEpic 8 2024 |  CannondaleScalpel 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 612 | 607−5 | 610−2 | 608−4 |
| Reachmm | 475 | 462−13 | 475 | 475 |
| Head tube angle° | 67.5 | 65.5−2.0 | 65.9−1.6 | 66.5−1.0 |
| Seat tube angle° | 75.5 | 76.2+0.7 | 75.5 | 75.5 |
| Chainstaymm | 432 | 440+8 | 435+3 | 432 |
| Wheelbasemm | 1190 | 1210+20 | 1210+20 | 1195+5 |
| BB dropmm | 45 | 32−13 | 42−3 | 42−3 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | Signal Peak L | Top Fuel ML | Epic 8 L | Scalpel L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stem | 50 mm | 50 mm | 50 mm | 50 mm |
| Bar | 800 mm | 800 mm | 800 mm | 800 mm |
| Crank | 175 mm | 175 mm | 175 mm | 175 mm |
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