2023 Trek Fuel EXe 9.7 vs 2025 Canyon Spectral:ON CF
The Canyon Spectral:ON CF size closest to your M is the M. Compare the M instead
What changes on the Canyon Spectral:ON CF
Compared with the Trek Fuel EXe 9.7 in M, the Canyon Spectral:ON CF in L places the top of the head tube 23 mm higher and 26 mm further forward, relative to the bottom bracket. Its wheelbase is 36 mm longer, which can contribute to stability at speed.
- Frame stack
- +23 mm
- Higher front end
- Frame reach
- +26 mm
- Longer frame reach
- Wheelbase
- +36 mm
- Longer: steadier at speed
- Head angle
- +0.2°
- About the same head angle
- Chainstays
- +2 mm
- About the same
The two frames
Trek Fuel EXe 9.7, MCanyon Spectral:ON CF, LDrawn to scale and lined up at the bottom bracket.
Geometry side by side
| Measurement | Trek Fuel EXe 9.7 M | Canyon Spectral:ON CF L | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reach | 459 | 485 | +26 mm |
| Stack | 625 | 648 | +23 mm |
| Head tube angle | 65.3° | 65.5 | +0.2° |
| Seat tube angle | 77.3° | 76.5 | −0.8° |
| Effective top tube | 599 | 641 | +42 mm |
| Chainstay length | 438 | 440 | +2 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1216 | 1252 | +36 mm |
| BB drop | 32 | 36 | +4 mm |
| BB height | 341 | not listed | |
| Standover | 733 | 820 | +87 mm |
| Seat tube length | 410 | 460 | +50 mm |
| Head tube length | 110 | 135 | +25 mm |
Differences are the Canyon Spectral:ON CF minus the Trek Fuel EXe 9.7. Full charts: 2023 Trek Fuel EXe 9.7, 2025 Canyon Spectral:ON CF.
Where each sits in its class
Trek Fuel EXe 9.7Canyon Spectral:ON CF
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