We recently got our hands on the 9.8 XT build of the 2020 Fuel EX and so far have only had a handful of rides on it as winter is creeping around the corner. The EX platform has now been fully upgraded to compete with the new generation of aggressive, shorter-travel Trail bikes, and from the looks of it, Trek’s 2020 Fuel EX has better filled the middle ground between the XC-oriented Top Fuel and longer-travel Remedy and Slash.
For model-year 2020, the Fuel EX underwent a well-needed rework. Prior to this year, the last major update to the Fuel EX was in 2016, so it was due for some change.
Since then, the American brand has continued to improve the Fuel EX to keep up with the ever-changing mountain bike industry. While, to some, that original Fuel EX looks like a nightmare by today’s standards, it was a damn good bike for its time.
