Trek or Specialized?

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

Awesome. You won't be disappointed

[ChrisF]

Fwiw you are far too tall for a medium. Seriously. Spaz is a great bike.

 

Also - NOT the 96. It's a bloody xc race bike. If you're looking to hit techinally challenging trails AND long days in the saddle you should be looking for something in the trip bike category, like the Fuel, new Spark, Camber, Jeffsy, Stumpy, NEW anthem 27.5, Banshee Spitfire, trance and Silverback Square.

 

120-140mm and 65-68deg head angle.

 

I am a bit shorter than the OP, and on the ridge between a M and L.  So YES, the OP would be better off on a L.

 

 

And a BIG YES, the TREK Fuel is NICE for longer rides !!

 

The TREK Fuel EX5 has been at 28k for a while, I see on the TREK website there is a big sale on these at the moment - https://www.trekbikes.com/za/en_ZA/bikes/mountain-bikes/trail-mountain-bikes/fuel-ex/fuel-ex-5-29/p/2132600-2017/

 

But if your hart is set on the EX8 then the EX5 just wont cut it ....