I have got a 2017 Trek Fuel EX 5. After Christmas I may be upgrading it with a dropper seatpost.
I would like to know if it is compatible with an internally routed dropper seatpost.
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Sign up to join this communityI have got a 2017 Trek Fuel EX 5. After Christmas I may be upgrading it with a dropper seatpost.
I would like to know if it is compatible with an internally routed dropper seatpost.
I googled the current Trek Fuel EX bikes a bit.
The EX series feature internally routed shift and brake cables the down tube, with entry points near the head tube.
The EX 9 comes with internally routed dropper post, and seems to share the frame with the EX 5, so I'd say yes.
You could check if you have a hole to insert the droppers cable/hose into the frame. It should either be in the seattube ( which would include some kind of cable guides on the downtube ) or somewhere around the headtube. If one of these is available you are good to go.
Apart from that I can't think of any newer frame which isn't compatible with internal dropper posts. Therfore it should fit just fine.