XEF 1.8 Sport 2024
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The Fantic XEF 1.8 Sport was the entry point into Fantic's aluminium enduro range, sitting below the XEF 1.9 Race, the EXT-equipped Fantic Racing limited edition and the range-topping XEF 1.9 Factory. It pairs a 180 mm RockShox Domain R fork with a coil SuperDeluxe shock, a Brose S-Mag motor rated at 90 Nm and Fantic's large 720 Wh semi-integrated battery, so it is built squarely for steep, rough descending rather than light trail duty.
The build is honest value for the money. SRAM NX Eagle shifting on an SX cassette, SRAM Code R four-piston brakes on big 220/203 mm rotors, Mavic E-Deemax wheels and Vittoria E-Mazza/E-Martello rubber are the sort of hard-wearing parts that suit a heavy enduro e-bike, even if the coil shock and FSA finishing kit mark it as the workhorse of the family rather than the showpiece. At its 2024 RRP it undercut the 1.9 trims by several hundred pounds while keeping the same frame, motor and battery.
Geometry is mixed-wheel by default (29in front, 27.5in rear) with a slack 64 to 64.5 degree head angle, a 72 degree seat angle and long 459 mm chainstays across all three sizes, giving stable, planted manners on fast terrain. The Fantic Flip Chip lets the rear end be reconfigured for 2.2in or 2.4in tyres to fine-tune the ride.
This 2024 model is discontinued. Fantic has since carried the XEF 1.8 Sport name forward into a revised current-generation enduro bike, so the 2024 aluminium Brose-powered version described here is a superseded model year.
Geometry · hover a row to highlight the measurement on the bike
| S | M | L | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reach | 414 mm | 443 mm | 469 mm |
| Stack | 621 mm | 630 mm | 642 mm |
| Seattube | 390 mm | 430 mm | 470 mm |
| Chainstay | 459 mm | 459 mm | 459 mm |
| Headtube Angle | 64° | 64° | 64.5° |
| Seattube Angle (eff) | 72° | 72° | 72° |
| Wheelbase | 1226 mm | 1256 mm | 1281 mm |
| Headtube | 105 mm | 110 mm | 120 mm |
| BB Height | 369 mm | 369 mm | 369 mm |
| Standover | 791 mm | 807 mm | 810 mm |
| Front Centre | 767 mm* | 797 mm* | 822 mm* |
Trims · 1
Sport £5,699 | |
|---|---|
| Motor | Brose Drive S Mag · 90 Nm |
| Battery | Fantic Integra 720 · 720 Wh |
| Travel F/R | 180/180 mm |
| Frame | Aluminium |
| Fork | RockShox Domain R e-bike 29in 180 mm |
| Shock | RockShox SuperDeluxe Coil Select+ 205x65 mm |
| Stem | FSA GRID 35 mm, 35 mm clamp, Rise 6 degrees |
| Handlebar | FSA Comet 035 Rise 25 mm, 800 mm, 35 mm clamp |
| Saddle | Selle Italia Model-X Comfort Superflow 145 |
| Seatpost | SWITCH SW 30.9 mm dropper, S-M 100 mm / L 125 mm |
| Brakes | SRAM Code R 4-piston hydraulic disc |
| Rear derailleur | SRAM NX Eagle 12-speed |
| Shifters | SRAM NX E-click |
| Cassette | SRAM SX Eagle 12-speed, 11-50 |
| Chain | SRAM NX Eagle 12-speed |
| Drivetrain | SRAM NX Eagle 12-speed; SRAM NX E-click; SRAM SX Eagle 12-speed, 11-50; SRAM NX Eagle 12-speed |
| Wheels | MAVIC E-DEEMAX 29in front / 27.5in rear |
| Tyres | Vittoria E-MAZZA 29in x 2.6in front / Vittoria E-MARTELLO 27.5in x 2.8in rear |
| Price | £5,699 |
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