The 2023 Fuel EX 9.8 XT Gen 6 XL MULSANNE BLUE is available at the following locations.
The item will be transferred to the location you choose during checkout.
If the item is not currently available to view at your desired location, please call your nearest store to arrange for it to be transferred.
The Fuel EX 9.8 XT is an all-around trail bike that blends the light, smooth ride of a carbon frame with upgraded parts made for hard rides. Decked out with 150 mm of front and 140 mm rear FOX Performance suspension, you'll be ready to float through the tough stuff, while carbon wheels keep you tracking through rowdy terrain. A Shimano XT drivetrain tops things off for precise shifting for power on descents and relief on long climbs.
You're chasing long flowy and technical descents, and want to pedal back to the top for more, lap after lap. You want the vibration-damping benefits of a carbon frame and carbon wheels, plus upgraded suspension that smooths out the rough and rowdy.
A light and stiff carbon frame with a full FOX Performance suspension package that smooths out rowdy rock gardens and root latices. Plus, carbon wheels that keep your set-up light, while a Shimano XT drivetrain for smooth shifting and brake modulation. Finally, you'll find adjustable geometry and in-frame storage for keeping your set-up dialled just for you.
The Fuel EX 9.8 is the culmination of years of trail riding and progression, with longer front end geometry for tackling steeper and hairier descents, and a steeper seat tube to keep you perched on climbs. It's equipped with the cherry-picked components you want, like upgraded suspension, carbon wheels and a Shimano XT drivetrain.
- You'll get the light weight and vibration-damping benefits of a full carbon frame, and geometry built to handle anything
- It comes with light and stiff carbon wheels that make quick work of technical terrain and keep you on your line, even when things get hairy
- With the adjustable angle headset (angled cups sold separately) and Mino Link, you can choose from six different geometry configurations
- We expanded our size range to ensure a better fit for all riders, and use the best-fitting wheels for each frame size: XS frames get 27.5? wheels, S frames get to choose between 27.5? or 29?, and sizes M and up get 29? wheels
- You get the precise shifting and brake modulation of a Shimano XT drivetrain, plus the simple reliability of a threaded bottom bracket
Internal Storage
Internal frame storage makes it easy to ditch the pack and still carry your ride essentials.
Active Braking Pivot
Active Braking Pivot allows our engineers to tune how the suspension reacts to acceleration and braking forces independently. That means you get more confident control when you need it most.
Slack or steep, the choice is yours
Install angle-adjust headset cups (sold separately) to tweak the 64.5-degree head tube angle a degree steeper or slacker to your liking ? all without impacting your bottom bracket height.
Adjust the sus for full send
Adjust the leverage rate with just a flip of a chip. Ride it in the Less progressive setting for a plusher feel perfect for rugged trails with square-edge bumps. Flip it to More progressive when you're hitting big features and don?t want to bottom-out, or when you want to run a coil shock.
Size-specific stays
Size-specific chainstays provide balanced handling to keep the ride nimble for smaller riders and improve front wheel traction on climbs for taller riders.
Business at the front, party at the back
Craving the nimble ride of 27.5? wheels but don?t want to sacrifice the speed of a 29er? No need to choose. The Fuel EX is mullet-ready, just throw Mino Link into high, toss on a 160 mm fork and get ready to party.
Order your new bike from us and one of our team will hand deliver it to your home or place of work. We use a specialist 'white glove' courier trained by ourselves.
For peace of mind, every bike comes fully assembled and PDI’d by one of our Cytech mechanics – not your usual bike in a box delivery as some other shops offer.
Due to current demand for our bikes, please allow a minimum of 5-7 working days for delivery. We will call you to arrange a mutually convenient time.
Delivery Type GB Mainland (England, Scotland, Wales)
*Bikes over £2000 - Ring for cost
Click & Collect bikes of any value - FREE
Bikes less than £2000 - Ring for cost
Delivery outside of Great Britain - We do not offer delivery outside of Great Britain through this website.
Big Bear Bikes now offer a free Click & Collect service from our Pickering store for all your bike and accessory orders.
Our Click & Collect service offers all the benefits of shopping online combined with exceptional retail experience in our store. Simply order your items, select Click & Collect and pick up your item at a time that's convenient for you. Best of all the service is completely FREE!
1. Add your items to your basket
Use our website to browse our catalogue of products with stock availability. When you find the item you want, simply add it to your basket like you usually would.
2. Checkout using Click & Collect
Scroll down and choose Click & Collect as your delivery method.
3. Collect your goods
Once your order has been received, we will carefully source and prepare your goods for collection. Once ready, the store will contact you via text and/or email to confirm that the items are ready to collect. When collecting your order, you will need to bring the payment card you used to purchase the item, together with one form of photo ID – either a current driving licence or current passport.
When can I collect my order?
We will notify you via email and/or text when your order is ready to collect.
If you order a bike, we will telephone you and arrange a collection appointment.
How will I know when my order is ready?
For non-bike orders we will send you an e-mail and/or text to let you know when your order is ready to collect. If you’ve ordered a bike, we will contact you by telephone once you have placed your order to arrange a collection time.
What do I need to collect my order?
Please bring with you your confirmation e-mail, the payment card you used to make the purchase and a current form of photo ID.
We will hold your order in store for 10 days. If you have any problems with getting to the store to collect your order please feel free to contact us and we will happily extend this time where possible.
How do I cancel/change my order?
If you wish to cancel your order or make any changes, please contact us on 01751 474220. Please note, full refunds will be made via the original transaction made with our online team.
How do I return my order?
Our normal returns policy applies to all Click & Collect orders - for more information see our returns policy. You can also return directly to the store.
The UK’s Cycle To Work Scheme has been in place for over 20 years now, offering fantastic discounts to tens of thousands of riders.
The Cycle To Work Scheme, is offered through many thousands of employers in the UK and applies to bikes of all types, whether it’s road, MTB or hybrid, and that includes e-bikes too.
Introduced in 1999, the scheme aims to encourage employees to commute on their bike for environmental, traffic congestion and health reasons. It also enables companies to demonstrate that they’re looking after the wellbeing of their people.
Obviously, you’re supposed to use the bike for commuting – and we are massive supporters of getting to work this way – but it’s fine to buy a bike that’s built for the trails. Your employer owns the bike until you pay the final ownership fee, which is based on the “fair market value” of it at the end of that period.
As well as your new bike, you can use the scheme to buy accessories, such as helmets and bags, though these have to be ostensibly for your commute. So, no full face masks, for example. If you don’t have a lock, we strongly advise that you get one along with your bike as you’re liable for the Cycle To Work payments, even if it gets stolen while you’re paying it off.
This is a salary sacrifice scheme for people aged 18 and over where the monthly payment for your bike is taken out before tax and National Insurance are deducted. Because your contribution is taken before tax, you pay off more per month for less. So, for a bike costing £1,200, £100 is taken from your salary every month but it only costs you £68 because the other £32 would have normally gone to the tax man, right? So, you pay 12 instalments of £68 and a final ownership fee of £300, totalling £1,116. If your salary puts you in the higher tax brackets, you actually save more but you get the gist.
Firstly, find out which scheme your employer is enrolled in and therefore where you can buy your bike from. We work with a number of Cycle To Work providers, including cyclescheme.co.uk, cycleplus and Bikes for the NHS.
Then you need to speak to your HR department and request a certificate, bring it to us and we’ll redeem it against the cost of your bike and accessories. The salary sacrifice commences from your next pay packet.
To get a bike on the scheme, your employer needs to sign up to a provider. If they’re unsure about how to do this, send them to us and we’ll help.
If you can find it cheaper - let us know!
As well as offering a fantastic range of cycling equipment, Big Bear Bikes is equally committed to offering great value.
We want you to shop with confidence, hence our simple price promise. If you are interested in any item from Big Bear Bikes, and it is in stock at a comparable UK cycle retailer at a lower price, we will match that competitor’s price.
Price Match – Terms & Conditions
| Frame | Size XS, UNI, Carbon, OCLV Mountain Carbon, internal storage, angle-adjust headset, Mino Link adjustable geometry, adjustable leverage rate, guided internal routing, magnesium rocker link, 34.9 mm seat tube, ISCG 05, 55 mm chain line, BSA 73, downtube guard, shuttle guard, ABP, UDH, Boost148, 140 mm travel |
| Wheel Size | Front 27.5 |
| Wheel Size | Rear 27.5 |
| Fork | Fox Performance 36, Float EVOL air spring, GRIP damper, tapered steerer, 44 mm offset, Boost110, 15 mm Kabolt axle, 150 mm travel |
| Fork | Unknown |
| Gears | DERAILLEUR, Shimano, 1 Gears |
| Tyres | BONTRAGER, |
| Pedals | UNKNOWN, |
| Wheels | BONTRAGER, Bontrager Line Elite 30, OCLV Mountain Carbon, Tubeless Ready, 6-bolt, Boost110, 15Â mm thru axle, 27.5" Bontrager Line Elite 30, OCLV Mountain Carbon, Tubeless Ready, Rapid Drive 108, 6-bolt, Shimano MicroSpline freehub, Boost148, 12 mm thru axle, 27.5" |
| Shifters | SHIMANO, Shimano XT M8100, 12-speed, |
| Kickstand | UNKNOWN, Unknown |
| Front Brake | SH, Max brake rotor size, Disc brake with hydraulic actuation |
| Rear Brake | SH, Max brake rotor size, Disc brake with hydraulic actuation |
| Rear Derailleur | SHIMANO, Shimano XT M8100, long cage |
| Chain | SHIMANO, Shimano XT M8100, 12-speed |
| Handlebar | BONTRAGER, Bontrager RSL Integrated handlebar/stem, OCLV Carbon, 27.5 mm handlebar rise, 820 mm width, 0-degree stem rise, 35 mm stem length |
| Bartape / Grips | BONTRAGER |
| Seatpost | BONTRAGER, Bontrager Line Elite Dropper, 100Â mm travel, MaxFlow, internal routing, 34.9Â mm, 345Â mm length |
| Saddle | BONTRAGER, Bontrager Arvada, austenite rails, 138 mm width |
| Front Light | UNKNOWN |
| Rear Light | UNKNOWN |
| Colours | DEEP SMOKE, MULSANNE BLUE, SATIN BAJA YELLOW |
| Sizes | L, M, ML, S, XL, XS |
| Brand | Trek |
| Model Year | 2023 |
| Barcodes | 601842739068, 601842739075, 601842739082, 601842739099, 601842739105, 601842739112, 601842739129, 601842739334, 601842739341, 601842739358, 601842739365, 601842739372, 601842739389, 601842739396, 601842739402, 601842739419, 601842739426, 601842739433, 601842739440, 601842739457, 601842739464 |
| SKUs / Part Numbers | 5272281, 5272282, 5272283, 5272284, 5272285, 5272286, 5272287, 5272288, 5272289, 5272290, 5272291, 5272292, 5272293, 5272294, 5272337, 5272338, 5272339, 5272340, 5272341, 5272342, 5272343 |
Please note: Manufacturers can sometimes change the specification of the products from time to time.
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