£13,500
The Trek Fuel EXe was the first of a new breed of e-bikes to come equipped with the TQ HPR 50 motor. And while the German-made motor doesn’t boast the most torque (50Nm), or the highest peak power (300W) in our lightweight, mid-power e-bike test, it is extremely compact and quiet. So small and so quiet in fact, that the Trek Fuel EXe regularly passes for an analogue bike.
Part of the deception is down to the sleek full-carbon frame, which, to the untrained eye, makes the EXe look much like any other Trek trail bike – the monochrome display embedded in the top tube is the only real giveaway. The EXe is also an absolute doppelganger for the new analog Fuel EX.
Both 29ers deliver 140mm of rear wheel travel that’s bolstered up front by a 150mm fork.
