Trek Session 8 GX 2025

Where it stands

Priced close to what German shops charge for this level of equipment, so it does not clear the margin we require before naming a pick.

Our pick · €4,500 – €5,000

• KTM Prowler Exonic 2023 at BikeExchange€4,599EUR 201 cheaper, XX1 Eagle AXS instead of GX Eagle, entry-level carbon rather than unidentified wheels, carbon rather than aluminium frame, 13.4 kg vs 17.92 kg.

What you get

Frame

Aluminium Alpha Platinum Aluminium, hoher Hauptdrehpunkt, Umlenkrolle, integrierter Rahmenschutz, interne oder externe Zugverlegung, Magnesiumumlenkhebel, Mino Link, ISCG

Drivetrain

SRAM GX Eagle, 7-speed

Wheels

model not recognised: Bontrager Line DH 30, Tubeless Ready, 6-Loch-Scheibenaufnahme, Boost, 110x20 mm-Steckachse, Rapid Drive 108, 6-Loch-Scheibenaufnahme, 7fach-

Brakes

Hydraulic disc

Weight

17.92 kg as published

Power meter

No

Suspension

full suspension

Fork

RockShox BoXXer, the maker's mid series, 200 mm travel

Rear shock

Marzocchi

Wheel size

29"

Tyres

Bontrager G5 Team Issue, Drahtwulstkern, doppellagig, 60 TPI, 29x2.50

The compromises

• 7-speed drivetrain, fewer gears than the 11- and 12-speed groupsets on most mountain bikes.
• Mechanical shifting, at a price where electronic groupsets are common.
• Wheels not identified from the listing, so we scored them level with basic aluminium rather than guess.
• Aluminium frame, at a price where carbon is common.
• 17.92 kg, on the heavy side for a mountain bike; the ranking's reference weight is 14.7 kg.
• No power meter, which many bikes at this price include.

Your size

What Lucky Bike lists, and what it has today

Where to buy

Lucky Bike is the only one of the 22 shops we check that sells this bike.

Price so far

• Lucky Bike states an RRP of €5,999 (20% off). That is the shop's claim; we rank on today's price, never on the discount.

How sure we are