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I am looking at these and the slash. I currently have a Giant Fathom 1, which isn't too great imho. Its also too big but I didn't really know any better when I bought it. Straddling the bike the top tube makes contact with the taint region and anytime I needed to come off of it quick I banged my groin on it. So I just don't ride it anymore and stick with my Trek Checkpoint. But I do want to get back into mountain biking.

I'm 1.74m tall and I'm unsure whether to go for a size M or M/L. Any suggestions?

I could never trust my tires this much

Winter now😢

These bikes are severely underrated

Great review. Thanks. I wanted to love this bike but seems just too much bike for every day trail riding.

Great video

fuel ex 5 gen 6?

You can changeout to a tradition stem/bar combo right?

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Dude, the Bontrager rim strip is awesome. You'll never burp a tire with that setup. I've run the Line Carbon wheels for 7 years I think with all Maxxis casings. Yes, DD is a bit of a fight but I think it's worth it. By the way, you can likely go just EXO+ in the front.

Great videos and your style works well. I had to keep reminding myself that you weren’t narrating whilst actually riding. I just got the gen 6 fuel ex 8.

I just bought one Fuel Ex 9.7 and did my second ride yesterday I also own a Giant Trance X Advance Pro 2 2021 I am still running adjustments on the Fuel Ex to get it to my full confort but first comparison fuel Ex appear to be lighter I felt less confident going down hill compared to the Giant but lest see after a few months riding it

Love the look of these intergrated Stem/bars but after having Bought the Canyon grail with the hover bars i Will never buy something like that again, just having computer mount, lights and stuff just gets to another dimension of hassle

No integration! The inability to adjust bar roll is death!

Great video man! Hey list do you know if its possible to install a RockShox remote lockout on this bike? That's the soul part I really miss. Thanks a lot!

I have the 9.8 gen 6 and yep; the first thing I did was swap tires and bars. Burley and capable bike for sure; it’s rocky and techy here in PA and she eats it up. Parks are opening soon, can’t wait to see how it rides there!

So its also good for long climbing sessions on road and trails?

I've got the 9.7 Gen 6. Love it. Perfect everything bike. If you're doing a lot of chiunky xc, you'll definitely want to put it in high. Hitting laps at the downhill park, slap it back to low and it's a downhill shredder. Love this bike.

I just bought me a hardtal and am starting and would love to go here

waiting for delivery of mine ... been out of the game a long time. Lots of changes. When you suggest a "progressive" set up ... can you elaborate (basically newb here)? Great video btw ... my buddy sold me on this bike ... similar to yourself ... can't go wrong!

So a friend of mine turned me onto this bike as an option. I stand at 6'8", so my options are very limited. We do have places like Big & Tall Bikes out of Colorado. But I would rather not go custom if I can help it. I was looking at the Procaliber 9.6 for the longest time. But upon looking at this, I might be better off. For those of you who stand at 5'6" to 6'2", you should feel lucky. The world is your oyster.

Just bought a trek fuel ex 7 gen 6 in blue alloy, can't wait to ride it.

Thanks for the review. Helped me a lot and I just got my fuel Ex 8 gen 6. Got the Aluminum frame because bikes are way expensive here in Brazil. Just had the first ride and loved the first impression.

they got rid of the “knock block”?

Double down tires are near impossible to get on those Bontrager carbon rims IF the plastic insert is still in them. If you swap the plastic insert out for rim tape, you should have an easier time. But with that being said I run non DD tires now and I never get flats, rather save a pound in rolling weight. Ditch the sram brakes they're trash, never had a good experience with them and you'll save time and money long run going to shimano xt 4 pistons.

I have the 9.8 with the XT group on it. love the bike but had to change out the tires and the RSL bar/stem combo. Loved how the bar looked but lack of adjustability on the handlebars caused a lot of shoulder fatigue for me. Once I made the change to a regular bar and stem, the shoulder fatigue was gone. overall, love the bike and have a smile on my face every time I am on it.

I had the hardest time getting double downs tires into the Bontrager rims with plastic inserts on my gen5 ex. Found out later through a lot of riding that DDs are way over kill for 99% of riders and add about a pound more per tire to your bike. Later on I set the bike up to be more xc oriented with aspen and ardent race tires (non-DD) and still never had puncture issues, and the tires go on much easier onto the rims with the plastic insert still in. The suspension on these bikes are so good that traction feels unlimited no matter the tire, I do live in a dry area though.

planning to on spring of 24 (around April) do you need to book shuttle right now? Cool video by the way!

Excellent review. Tire change is a must. Best climber. Love it.

Really good review man! I'm looking at getting one of these soon, thanks for the info :)

slash gen 5 better then this.

Hey man! I'm getting back into mountain biking and live in AZ now. It's time to retire my hard tail and to dive into something far more capable. I'm considering the Trek Top Fuel 7 and the same bike you ride. I'll do most of my riding in AZ, but might travel outside the state to do other trails. My stature isn't very big so I am looking at something I can handle, especially being a beginner. Any tips or recommendations on where I should lean with those 2 bikes? I love the Top Fuel, but after seeing your videos and test riding a Fuel EX, I'm having second thoughts. I appreciate your time and look forward to hearing from you!

I ride mine as a "heavy Enduro bike" and its crazy how well it keeps up with actual enduro bikes.

I just got this bike and this is my first full suspension, I previously had a Marlin 6. The fuel EX Is so much better

Great video thanks for sharing! I shaved my bars immediately, they were comical large. Coming from a XC bike, I did change my leg gym routine and focused more on strength. This bike is 6lbs heavier than my XC and can feel it after 20+miles on trails.

It's amazing how big the difference is when you flip the Mino Link. With the type of riding I do I keep the link in the high position.

I had a 9.9 XTR gen 6, While i absolutely loved the heck out of it, it was very expensive - i had it running awesome after servicing fork etc a friend wanted to try my top spec version vs his ex 8... cool, we got out there and blasted down a few fast and steep trail, jumps etc At the end of each trail i kept asking myself why i paid more than 2 x the amount for what essentially felt like the same damn bike except stiffness. I ended up being able to return my bike for the alloy 8, Its not "quite" as good but bloody hell i will never spend more on anything higher than a rhythm/z1/performance & slx/xt level again.

I'd ditch those RSL bars. They are not pretty and honestly i like stems, nice stems set off a nice cockpit. (maybe im a traditionalist?). Plus not being able to mess with bar roll would be a drag. Also 820 is way way to wide. 780 probably would feel much better?

Please upload more :)

That was great! Love the bars

Great review. I have a Fuel EX 9.8 and love it.

It's hard, you need to buy the right bike for what you ride. You made a good choice with the EX. I ride more flat flowy singletrack , no rocks and hardly any jumps. I went with the Top Fuel and like you, I had to do a lot of research. Congrats. ruclips.net/video/zFPCo9MNE_U/видео.html

Sick review! Amazing shots, audio editing, everything! Genuinely, great video! I am curious tho, where are these trails? They seem like a blast

I'm coming from a 2016 Fuel EX (28.5 lbs). Starting to ride bigger stuff, bigger jumps, bigger chunk, so I'm looking for a bigger bike. Looking to ride Moab next summer. But I still like to climb fast. This is a bigger bike so it should weigh more, but it looks like 31 to 34 lbs. Ouch.

I had the mino link in the low position when I got it. Had alot of pedal strikes. Switch the mini link to high and no more pedal strikes and feels great for more moderate trails.

It looks like your progressive chip has the bolt in the front so less is facing up vs more which would have the bolt behind it. I believe it comes with the word more facing up. So… did you flip it to less and it’s more fun? Great and insightful video. Thank you!

How tall are you on the large.. debating on the ml or large myself

Really good review man. Hope you get tons of subscribers. Really good channel 💯

What frame size are you rocking at 6'2"? I hear Trek Ex frames can be tight.