The 2019 Trek Fuel EX 8 is a confident 29er trail bike with 130mm of travel front & rear, a lightweight Alpha Aluminium frame anda SRAMGX Eagle 1x 12 drivetrain. The Fuel EX 8 is the ideal 29er trail bike for mountain bikers who want a versatile full-suspension ripper that can climb with the XC crowd & huck with the enduro crew. It hits the sweet spot of value & performance in our mountain bike line-up with an Alpha Aluminium frame, 130 mm front & rear suspension, & SRAM GX Eagle 12-speed drivetrain. A lightweight Alpha Platinum Aluminium frame, SRAM GX Eagle 1x 12 drivetrain with a wide-range 10-50 cassette, Tubeless Ready Bontrager Line Comp 30 wheels with a 54-tooth Rapid Drive hub for quick engagement & a Bontrager Line dropper post for on-the-fly saddle height adjustments. The 130 mm front & rear FOX suspension with Treks exclusive RE:aktiv damper is enough to go big while staying fast on the flats & climbs. Its a trail bike that is fully at capable keeping up with whatever you throw at it. It has the same frame & suspension tech found on our top-of-the-line trail bikes, with a SRAM GX Eagle 1x 12 drivetrain that delivers a huge range of gearing with the simplicity of a single gear lever. This Bike Is Perfect For The rider that wants exceptional trail bike performance, with the same MTB frame & suspension tech found on higher-end trail bikes, at exceptional value. Youre cool with your wheels leaving the ground, but you also like to go the distance on marathon singletrack sessions & aim to clear every rock garden on the first try. Key Features If you measure quality in performance per pound, you wont do better than Fuel EX 8 You sense its capability immediately, like when youre charging through sections of trail that you never thought youd clean Its great for riders who dont want to do just one kind of mountain biking, but want to explore everything from XC marathons to epic descents The shifter-style, underbar remote dropper post lever is super intuitive & easy to use