Trek Slash
Enduro and bike-park riders. If you want all-day trail, Fuel EX is the closer sibling.
Enduro-race Trek: long, low, and meant to go downhill fast. Pedaling is a means to the next stage, not the point.
Enduro and bike-park riders. If you want all-day trail, Fuel EX is the closer sibling.
Enduro-race Trek: long, low, and meant to go downhill fast. Pedaling is a means to the next stage, not the point.
Newer trail riders and anyone who wants travel without a slack, low race posture.
The calmer trail sibling: more upright, more composed, less pop than the Spectral. Canyon's all-day trail-center bike.
| Measurement | CanfieldNimble 9 2023 |  TrekSlash 2022 |  SimplonRapcon 2022 |  CanyonNeuron CF 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 634 | 635+1 | 632−2 | 630−4 |
| Reachmm | 480 | 480 | 480 | 480 |
| Head tube angle° | 65.0 | 63.5−1.5 | 65.5+0.5 | 65.5+0.5 |
| Seat tube angle° | 76.0 | 76.8+0.8 | 76.5+0.5 | 76.5+0.5 |
| Chainstaymm | 425 | 435+10 | 435+10 | 435+10 |
| Wheelbasemm | 1226 | 1258+32 | 1242+16 | 1242+16 |
| BB dropmm | 55 | 25−30 | 35−20 | 38−17 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | Nimble 9 L | Slash L | Rapcon L | Neuron CF 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 |
The Trek Slash 9.8 XT is an enduro bike with progressive geometry and 29er wheels and 170/160mm of travel, and offers a performance that seriously impressive.
The Trek Slash 9.8 discards unnecessary bling and does just what you expect of it: it goes downhill like a bomb. The rear end works well, and in combination ...