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Trek Fuel EX 9.5 All Mountain Full Suspension
Product Description
User Reviews
Submitted by
ZX10Rrider
a All Mountain Rider Date Reviewed: June 28, 2012 Strengths: Carbon frame made in the USA, sweet brakes, top shelf components, super light for full suspension, scary fast down hill, climbs like at goat with better than OE tires. Weaknesses: OEM tires, seat and grips are a joke. Pricey MSRP. Brake rotors are bent easy and need constant tuning. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Price Paid:
$2998.00 Purchased At: local shop Similar Products Used: Cannondale Rush Lefty
Submitted by
Phil
a Weekend Warrior Date Reviewed: April 17, 2012 Strengths: Light, strong, fast, responsive Weaknesses: None Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Kickapoo State Park, IL Price Paid: $2200.00 Purchased At: Mostly on Ebay!
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Keith Skytta
a Cross Country Rider
from Steamboat Springs, Co,/Green Valley, Az. Date Reviewed: December 28, 2010 Strengths: Great turning in tight situations (ie Aspens and Cactus), sucks up everything that is nasty (rocks, babyheads, roots etc), outclimbs anything else around(no pogo),gobbles up rocks and uneven terrain on downhill sections. Durable except for Bontrager Race Lite rims. Fellow Riders (DR's& BMW&M)* always want to borrow the bike. *Desert Rats and Burly Mountain Women & Men. Recommend bike to x-c and climbing addicts. Not meant for flatlanders below 7000 feet. Weaknesses: Rims were destroyed within 3 years, TREK replaced them no questions. I now ride Swiss DT's. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: S, Fork, Elk river, S.B.S, Fantasy Island, Az. Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $3400.00 Purchased At: Steamboat Bike & Ski Similar Products Used: TREK STP(Soft Tail Pro) Bike Setup: Stock except for rims.
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Titus Schroder
a Weekend Warrior
from Seattle, WA Date Reviewed: May 4, 2009 Strengths: The Bike is a climbing machine, it just pops right over rocks and roots with no problem. I was also surprised that you could stand and climb without the back tire spinning out. The bike performed great when the hills pointed down. I'm going over wet roots, rocks and and logs like there not even there. If I was on my old hardtail it would feel like I was going at warped speed and fearing for my life but the Trek Fuel 9.5 is a blast. At first the Fox Float was pretty mushy but I pumped it up to 150 lbs which is a little stiff but coming from a hard tail this feels good and works really good on the climbs. I wish there was 3 different setting on the Fox Float rear shock instead of just 2. My old bike had XTR V Brakes so the new disc brakes are like going from a Model T to a Hummer. Weaknesses: I'm getting a bunch of squeaking in the rear suspension I put a few drops of tri flow on all the linkages but still get the squeaks. I think I have narrowed it down to the Carbon Fiber seat post. It's hard to not get chips and scratches on the carbon frame. Have had a few issues getting the front deraileuer dialed in. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Tiger Mountain Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $3500.00 Similar Products Used: First full suspension bike I have owned. My old bike was a Merlin Titanium with full XTR, Chris King Headset & Hubs, V Brakes top of the line 10 years ago but now it's a relic. Bike Setup: Frame - OCLV Black Carbon w/R1i Trail Tuned Suspension, ABP pivot, Full Floater, Magnesium EVO Link, Hi/Lo chainstays, oversized sealed bearings, 140mm rear wheel travel Front Suspension - Fox Talas 32 w/air pressure, travel, rebound, compression, lockout, alloy steerer, 90-140mm Tires - Bontrager Jones XR, 26x2.2/2.25"; 120 tpi, folding Whelset - Bontrager Racelite Tubeless Shifters - SRAM X-0, 9 speed w/MatchMaker Rear Derailleur - SRAM X-0 Crank - Shimano XTR 44/32/22 Cassette - Shimano XTR 11-32, 9 speed Saddle - Bontrager Race X Lite Pro Handlebars - Bontrager Race XXX Lite, 40mm rise, 31.8mm Stem - Bontrager Race XXX Lite, 12 degree, 31.8mm Brakeset - Avid Juicy Ultimate, hydraulic disc; 185mm front, 185mm rear rotor 
Submitted by
jetdog
a Weekend Warrior
from Boyne City,MI Date Reviewed: December 13, 2008 Strengths: Components; light overall; can tune the suspension for custom ride; climbs well Weaknesses: Creaky Frame/pivot points -need constant attention. Grips are light but very uncomfortable. Tread is not aggressive enough. Swapped out stock seat Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: North Country Trail Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $4400.00 Purchased At: NCCS Similar Products Used: Topfuel 8 Bike Setup: ergo grips, tubeless setup XL Frame w/ 110mm stem, crank bros sl pedals
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Jughead
a Weekend Warrior
from COLORADO Date Reviewed: November 11, 2008 Strengths: Weight, ride, components, wheel set Weaknesses: Grips, Tires Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: APEX, FRONT RANGE Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $3600.00 Purchased At: Lee's Cyclery Fort C Similar Products Used: Cannondale (owned), Rocky Mountain Element (owned) Giant (Ridden) Bike Setup: 18.5", XTR/X-O Drive, Bontrager Carbon all over (Stock from Dealer)
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lcirino
a Cross Country Rider
from Belo Horizonte MG Brasil Date Reviewed: August 14, 2008 Strengths: Components, carbon frame, ABP Weaknesses: Some brake issues in the first month Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Mingu Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $6000.00 Purchased At: Pedal Verde Similar Products Used: Epic 2006 Bike Setup: WTB Rocket V seat and tubeless.
Submitted by
moshe
a Weekend Warrior
from Israel Date Reviewed: May 25, 2008 Strengths: the most comfortable! lightest! and fastest! bike i ever had Weaknesses: maybe the fact that the name is still related to older models Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $5000.00 Purchased At: Latroon Bikes Similar Products Used: Cannondale Rush 3000 Bike Setup: Trek Fuel EX 9.0 full carbon and full XT Tubeless 
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Dan
a Cross Country Rider
from California Date Reviewed: May 12, 2008 Strengths: It's light and looks good. Weaknesses: Flexy rear end Weak paintjob. Picks up scratches so easily Frame cracked from one foot drop. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $1500.00 Similar Products Used: Titus, Giant XTC Bike Setup: Mainly XTR, DT Swiss, Sram
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Don Pedro
a Racer
from Crested Butte, CO Date Reviewed: August 30, 2007 Strengths: Weight, Looks, performance It's a trek. They have been doing carbon for a long time and have it figured out. Weaknesses: ????? Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Lots of climbing, fast downhill Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $3500.00 Purchased At: Employee Purchase Similar Products Used: Specialized, Rocky Mountain, Moots. Bike Setup: XTR everything.
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JD Baldwin
a Cross Country Rider
from Kalamazoo, MI, USA Date Reviewed: August 14, 2007 Strengths: Almost unbelievably light, yet rugged as anything out there. The shifting is the smoothest I've ever seen on ANY bike, ever. Some harder-core guys will tease you over the suspension lockout lever, but I have found it very useful for technical climbing and the flats. The suspension, even when not locked out, is pretty stable and I haven't yet detected "pedal bob" to any significant degree. Weaknesses: I would probably like to have another inch or so of travel on the rear. I disagree with those who have written that they'd like more up front, but then I like it bumpy. I'm a 240-lb. rider and I keep my suspension fairly stiff. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Potowatomi, Pinckney, MI Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $4200.00 Purchased At: Breakaway Bicycles, Kalamazoo Similar Products Used: Had a Trek Y-11 until last year. Bike Setup: Stock, have added only a Polar 720i cyclocomputer 
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Scott Hall
a Cross Country Rider
from Cleveland, TN Date Reviewed: July 26, 2007 Strengths: Carbon Weaknesses: Weak rear end design, I am VERY disappointed! Terrible design, with my weight at 270lbs this rear looses climbing ability due to sideways movement. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Tansi Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $4000.00 Purchased At: Scott's Bike Shope Similar Products Used: Did not try others, bad mistake... Took the word that it was a good FS bike. Bike Setup: Stock
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mason smith
a Cross Country Rider
from medford, or Date Reviewed: January 30, 2007 Strengths: Sram shifting, very responsive stearing on the decents, and due to the longer top tube easier to keep front end on the ground with steep ascents. Very nice to be able to lock out suspension at the handle bar while on the fly. The bike feels comfortable with speed and makes you a more confident rider. Awesome braking power and they don't squeek like shimano products when heated up. Weaknesses: Looks,...I would recommend a 2.3-2.4 on the front to help roll over the larger obsticles and smooth out the ride. I came from a 5 inch travel bike to this four inch travel and a 2.4 front tire would make this ride just as smooth. A little heavy for that much carbon and that much money... Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Santa Barbara back country Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $2700.00 Purchased At: a great friend... Similar Products Used: Santa Cruz Blur-XTR, Specialized Stumpjumper 120 Pro-XTR Bike Setup: All cool stuff, Avid Jucy 7 carbon, Bontrager everything (carbon), SRAM front X.9, rear X.0, Bontrager race lite X wheelset and stock otherwise.
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Christopher Harris
a Racer
from Atlanta, GA Date Reviewed: January 7, 2007 Strengths: Weight, Fox Talas, new XTR setup, extraordinary suspension efficiency, comfort from carbon frame. Weaknesses: None at all. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Tanasi Trail System Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $6000.00 Purchased At: Atlanta Cycling Similar Products Used: Fuel EX9, Titus Racer-x, Intense Spider, Cannondale Scalpel Bike Setup: Full XTR, Fox Talas and RP23, and Bontrager Race X-lite
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JOHN SHIELDS
a Racer
from JACKSONVILLE, FL, USA Date Reviewed: December 26, 2006 Strengths: FAST, LIGHT, FULLY ADJUSTABLE SUSPENSION Weaknesses: PRICE, CARBON FRAME APPEARANCE Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: reddick, fl Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $3500.00 Purchased At: used Similar Products Used: giant vt1, trance, GF Cake Bike Setup: XC
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