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.
Trail riders who want one Specialized and are willing to size by reach. Enduro-curious riders should look at Stumpjumper EVO or Enduro; XC racers at Epic.
The first S-sizing Stumpjumper: six frame lengths from S1 to S6 with short seat tubes, so reach and wheelbase pick your size instead of your inseam. Travel dropped to 130 mm rear behind a 140 mm fork, leaving the longer stuff to the EVO.
Trail riders who want one Specialized and are willing to size by reach. Enduro-curious riders should look at Stumpjumper EVO or Enduro; XC racers at Epic. The S-Works kit is the halo build — same geometry as the non-S-Works page for this year, different parts.
The first S-sizing Stumpjumper: six frame lengths from S1 to S6 with short seat tubes, so reach and wheelbase pick your size instead of your inseam. Travel dropped to 130 mm rear behind a 140 mm fork, leaving the longer stuff to the EVO.
DH and bike-park specialists. Not an all-mountain trail bike.
Downhill race bike. Slack, long-travel, and unhappy if you try to pedal it like a Slash on a fire road.
| Measurement |  TrekSlash 2022 |  SpecializedStumpjumper 2022 |  SpecializedS-Works Stumpjumper 2022 |  TrekSession 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 635 | 638+3 | 638+3 | 638+3 |
| Reachmm | 480 | 480 | 480 | 480 |
| Head tube angle° | 63.5 | 65.0+1.5 | 65.0+1.5 | 63.0−0.5 |
| Seat tube angle° | 76.8 | 76.5−0.3 | 76.5−0.3 | 77.5+0.7 |
| Chainstaymm | 435 | 432−3 | 432−3 | 445+10 |
| Wheelbasemm | 1258 | 1242−16 | 1242−16 | 1289+31 |
| BB dropmm | 25 | 40+15 | 40+15 | 10−15 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | Slash L | Stumpjumper S4 | S-Works Stumpjumper S4 | Session 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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