@Quinterly I can't help you with sizing, but if you don't mess with the bike after you buy it, the 9.5 spec is woefully inadequate. The Fox 36 will be considerably better, the M6100 brakes are light years ahead of the MT400's, and you get a genuine Shimano cassette with MS instead of Sunrace...
Has anyone submitted a "Spec Change Claim" with trek on the 9.5? I've read some reviews, particularly in Europe about the Sunrace cassette but was hopeful I'd still get a Deore. Nope, mine came with the Sunrace. I reached out to Trek and said that usually when a company swaps parts, it's...
Carbon versions are On Sale in the US. Looks to be about $1,000 discount on each model which makes the 9.5 the most discounted at 15.4%. As low as 7.7% on some higher models. If you're on the fence it might be a good time to pull the trigger.
I've personally been waiting on a Levo SL to come...