Howdy Yall ! New to the "E' club 2024 Fuel EXe 8 Alloy

[shiftlessbikes]

Ordered my bike direct through Trek and it showed up at my LBS within 4 days - couldn't believe it as my last bike took a few months during the covid inventory shortages. I selected the Fuel EXe alloy in Nautical Blue, I felt it had the best component package with the Fox and Shimano XT group. Not worried about light weight carbon bikes anymore as I am now very far from Lightweight. Although I did immediately swap my Bontrager Carbon Kovee Elite wheels onto it. I have two rides at 10+ miles each and I am blown away at how quite and how much boost this bike has. I am a 30+ year mountain biker and I think this is the bike that is going to rekindle my riding passion. At 53 I think I have earned a little boost! (also I live in Arkansas and the trail system here is beyond belief)

 

[steve_sordy]

welcome to the Forum!

 

[Paulquattro]

Welcome to the site

 

[keeganxt]

Ordered my bike direct through Trek and it showed up at my LBS within 4 days - couldn't believe it as my last bike took a few months during the covid inventory shortages. I selected the Fuel EXe alloy in Nautical Blue, I felt it had the best component package with the Fox and Shimano XT group. Not worried about light weight carbon bikes anymore as I am now very far from Lightweight. Although I did immediately swap my Bontrager Carbon Kovee Elite wheels onto it. I have two rides at 10+ miles each and I am blown away at how quite and how much boost this bike has. I am a 30+ year mountain biker and I think this is the bike that is going to rekindle my riding passion. At 53 I think I have earned a little boost! (also I live in Arkansas and the trail system here is beyond belief)

Assuming you bought a 2024 Exe 8 XT? If it is that trim, can you tell me if it came with the XT brakes? The Trek site lists SLX/6120 brake calipers, but my LBS stock of XTs are all spec'd with XT brakes instead.