On the 23rd of May 2019, Trek Bicycles held a massive launch at Meerendal Wine Farm. There they unveiled something that riders have been anticipating greatly a brand spanking new Top Fuel! It’s got more shock travel, a dropper seat post, and wider tyres. Giving it a nerve for extra edgy descends, but still keeping things speedy on climbs.
We got our
first taste of the new Top Fuel only moments before the launch. Here’s what you
can expect.
The Frame:
Trek have
standardized their frames. Only fully OCLV carbon or fully Alpha Platinum
aluminium frame models are now available. There are no decals on the frames to
distinguish the different models. It just says, ‘Top Fuel’. Apart from the Top
Fuel 8 and below. This leads us to believe that Trek are moving more in the
direction of levelling the quality of their frames, and then only offering
different spec levels. What that means ...
