Peaky Rider
E*POWAH Master
The Trek Rail 9.8 XT Gen 3 2023 can currently be had for £6,000 (was £8350) here in the UK and I am dangerously tempted.
Not just by the price, but also by the fact various reviews on the Tube refer to the frame being "much" longer (about two cm) than the alloy framed versions. This is to accommodate the larger battery. I feel a longer top tube would suit me. Trouble is, I can't find anything in the published stats to support this.
Dimensions from Trek website.
Effective top tube - Rail 7 (ally) - 61.3 cm. Rail 9.8XT (carbon) - 60.1 cm.
Reach - Rail 7 - 44.5 cm. Rail 9.8XT 45.2 cm.
Those figures don't suggest any great difference to me but I often find frame measurements a mystery..
I could go and sit on one but that would be too dangerous.
Not just by the price, but also by the fact various reviews on the Tube refer to the frame being "much" longer (about two cm) than the alloy framed versions. This is to accommodate the larger battery. I feel a longer top tube would suit me. Trouble is, I can't find anything in the published stats to support this.
Dimensions from Trek website.
Effective top tube - Rail 7 (ally) - 61.3 cm. Rail 9.8XT (carbon) - 60.1 cm.
Reach - Rail 7 - 44.5 cm. Rail 9.8XT 45.2 cm.
Those figures don't suggest any great difference to me but I often find frame measurements a mystery..
I could go and sit on one but that would be too dangerous.