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 |  CommencalMeta 2013 |  TrekSlash 2022 |  SimplonRapcon 2022 |  CanyonNeuron CF 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 634 | 635+1 | 632−2 | 630−4 |
| Reachmm | 482 | 480−2 | 480−2 | 480−2 |
| Head tube angle° | 65.0 | 63.5−1.5 | 65.5+0.5 | 65.5+0.5 |
| Seat tube angle° | 76.5 | 76.8+0.3 | 76.5 | 76.5 |
| Chainstaymm | 435 | 435 | 435 | 435 |
| Wheelbasemm | 1244 | 1258+14 | 1242−2 | 1242−2 |
| BB dropmm | 32 | 25−7 | 35+3 | 38+6 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | Meta 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 ...
Canyon's new Neuron CF is an interesting beast. Short travel, carbon frame and with big wheels for some sizes and small wheels for others.
The Canyon Neuron CF 9.0 SL Is an XC Racer's Trail Bike ; Price: $4,799. Weight: 27.6 lb. ; Style: Trail ; Travel: 130mm ; Fork travel: 130mm