Inspection
Frame condition
Inspect the frame, fork, welds, and high-stress areas for cracks, dents, or prior repairs.
Trek
2016 Trek Fuel EX 5 29
Previous used estimate
$483 - $497
Actual value depends on condition, size, and local demand.
Value Guide market data · 2016 Trek Fuel EX 5 29
12-month projected trend
4%
Direction and magnitude, not judgment
vs. category average
1%
Drops faster than category avg
Price over time - 2016 Trek Fuel EX 5 29
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Overview
About this bike
Trek took the excellent weight, efficiency and ride of the Fuel EX, hit overdrive, and bumped it up to 29-inch wheels. The Fuel EX 5 29 uses an Alpha aluminum frame and all the magic that puts Trek at the head of the pack. Things like the E2 head tube, and Full Floater and ABP rear suspension technologies make for a ride that obliterates the line between a hard-charging trail bike and nimble XC bike. The front and rear RockShox suspension is responsive, plush, and handles bumps way above its 120mm for that bottomless feeling without compromising a thing. Plus, SRAM/Race Face 2x10 gearing, Shimano discs, and the Bontrager wheels and components just add to overdrive magic.
Specifications
- Category
- Mountain
- Component Fork
- RockShox Recon Silver, 120mm-travel, 15mm Maxle Lite
- Component Hubs
- Front: Bontrager; Rear: Formula
- Component Stem
- Bontrager Elite
- Product Family
- Fuel
- Component Frame
- Trek Alpha Platinum Series aluminum, G2 geometry, 120mm-travel
- Component Tires
- Bontrager XR3, 29 x 2.3/2.2
- Component Brakes
- Shimano M355 disc
- Component Saddle
- Bontrager Evoke 1.5
- Component Cassette
- SRAM PG-1020, 10-speed: 11-36
- Component Crankset
- Race Face Ride
- Component Seatpost
- Bontrager SSR
- Component Shifters
- SRAM X5
- Component Handlebar
- Bontrager Low Riser
- Component Wheel Set
- Bontrager AT-650
- Component Chainrings
- 36/22
- Component Rear Shock
- RockShox Monarch RL
- Component Tape Grips
- Bontrager Race
- Component Rear Derailleur
- SRAM GX
- Component Fork Brand Model
- RockShox Recon Silver, 120mm-travel, 15mm Maxle Lite
- Component Front Derailleur
- SRAM X5
- Component Frame Construction
- Trek Alpha Platinum Series aluminum, G2 geometry, 120mm-travel
- Frame Construction
- Trek Alpha Platinum Series aluminum, G2 geometry, 120mm-travel
- Fork Brand & Model
- RockShox Recon Silver, 120mm-travel, 15mm Maxle Lite
- Rear Shock
- RockShox Monarch RL
- Hubs
- Front: Bontrager; Rear: Formula
- Tires
- Bontrager XR3, 29 x 2.3/2.2
- Crankset
- Race Face Ride
- Seatpost
- Bontrager SSR
- Saddle
- Bontrager Evoke 1.5
- Handlebar
- Bontrager Low Riser
- Front Derailleur
- SRAM X5
- Rear Derailleur
- SRAM GX
- Stem
- Bontrager Elite
- Brakes
- Shimano M355 disc
- Cassette
- SRAM PG-1020, 10-speed: 11-36
- Chainrings
- 36/22
- Fork
- RockShox Recon Silver, 120mm-travel, 15mm Maxle Lite
- Frame
- Trek Alpha Platinum Series aluminum, G2 geometry, 120mm-travel
- Shifters
- SRAM X5
- Tape/Grips
- Bontrager Race
- Wheel Set
- Bontrager AT-650
What to check when buying used
Inspection
Drivetrain wear
Check chain stretch, cassette teeth, chainrings, and shifting under load before negotiating price.
Inspection
Service history
Ask for service records covering bearings, brakes, drivetrain, and any frame or fork warranty work.
Inspection
Suspension service
Confirm fork and rear shock service intervals and check pivot bearings for play.