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.
Riders on older Epics. For 2024-on, use Epic 8 / Epic World Cup pages.
Pre-Epic 8 generations, including Brain-shock years. XC race bikes of their era — steeper and shorter-travel than a modern trail 29er.
Riders on older Epics. For 2024-on, use Epic 8 / Epic World Cup pages. The S-Works kit is the halo build — same geometry as the non-S-Works page for this year, different parts.
Pre-Epic 8 generations, including Brain-shock years. XC race bikes of their era — steeper and shorter-travel than a modern trail 29er.
XC racers who want a little rear travel without a full-suspension trail posture.
Short-travel IsoStrut XC. It pedals like a hardtail until the rear end takes the edge off roots. Not a trail bike.
| Measurement |  TrekTop Fuel 2022 |  SpecializedEpic 2021 |  SpecializedS-Works Epic 2021 |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 607 | 611+4 | 611+4 | 590−17 |
| Reachmm | 462 | 460−2 | 460−2 | 450−12 |
| Head tube angle° | 65.5 | 68.5+3.0 | 68.5+3.0 | 67.5+2.0 |
| Seat tube angle° | 76.2 | 74.5−1.7 | 74.5−1.7 | 74.5−1.7 |
| Chainstaymm | 440 | 435−5 | 435−5 | 435−5 |
| Wheelbasemm | 1210 | 1169−41 | 1169−41 | 1153−57 |
| BB dropmm | 32 | 48+16 | 48+16 | 46+14 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | Top Fuel ML | Epic L | S-Works Epic L | Supercaliber ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Top Fuel moves further away from its XC racing roots with an updated chassis and a more progressive approach to the geometry. This thing rips!
New Trek Top Fuel 8 is a short travel - 120mm travel front and rear - down-country trail bike with internal frame storage for both alloy and carbon models.
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Specialized Epic Evo Expert is streets ahead of its rivals in sizing and geometry. Long reach gives you freedom to get creative on any trail.
Specialized Epic Pro ride impressions. The Epic is calm in the rough without feeling sluggish when changing direction. The long reach and slackish head angle ...
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