Trek FX+ 2
Specs and price checked
Our verdict
Legal in 6 of 8 states and territories today, 4 with no end date
Legal in Victoria, SA, Tasmania and the ACT; legal for now in NSW and Queensland; a check in WA and the NT. The motor is 250 W with assistance to 25 km/h, but Trek's page doesn't say whether it's certified to EN 15194.
Trek FX+ 2 verdict in each state
Ride in WA, NT? The rules there leave this bike open to a check, so confirm it with the state page before you buy. The model matcher ranks every bike we’ve checked for your state, weight and commute.
Why it gets these verdicts
Trek's Australian page reads like a legal pedelec: a Hyena rear hub rated at 250 W, 40 Nm, assistance to 25 km/h, and no throttle anywhere in the specs. What it doesn't do is name EN 15194, and the checker only counts certification a seller states.
That matters in four places. WA and the NT allow 250 W only on a certified bike, so we can't pass it there. Queensland allows non-certified bikes until 28 February 2027. NSW's 2029 plan wants certification too. If the bike carries an EN 15194 label, all four turn to a plain pass. Ask the shop to show you the label.
The specs that decide it
- Rated motor power
- 250 W
- Motor
- Trek Hyena rear hub, 40 Nm
- Throttle
- None listed in the seller's specs
- Assistance stops at
- 25 km/h
- EN 15194
- Not named by the seller
- Unlock or off-road mode
- None on the bike as sold
- Battery
- 250 Wh
- Wheels
- 700 × 40 mm
- Sizes
- S 155–165 cm · M 165–175 cm · L 175–186 cm · XL 186–197 cm
- Price
- $2,499.99 (was $2,999.99)
Hyena hub drive motor, 40 Nm, 250 W; assistance to 25 km/h. (Trek Australia, checked )
Battery 250 Wh, the smallest of any bike we list; four frame sizes for riders 155–197 cm. (Trek Australia, checked )
Price on the day we checked $2,499.99, down from $2,999.99; most sizes were unavailable. (Trek Australia, checked )
Who it suits
The FX+ 2 is a light, quick-feeling hybrid with a small battery, aimed at riders who want help on hills rather than a bike that does the work. Trek publishes no range figure; at the worst-case use other makers publish, 250 Wh would cover about 20 km.
If certification matters where you live, the Reid Quest 2 costs the same and states EN 15194.
Re-check it with your own settings
Trek FX+ 2
Legal in 6 of 8 states today
2 of those with an end date already set or announced.
- NSW: Legal today without EN 15194 certification (or if you can't confirm it), under NSW's current rules. From 1 March 2029 the NSW Government plans to require EN 15194 and a 250 W cap; a non-certified or 251–500 W bike would then need replacing. Announced, not yet law. If it carries an EN 15194 label, it's legal with no end date.
- VIC, SA, TAS, ACT: Fits each state's 250 W pedal-assist class: 250 W rated, assistance stops by 25 km/h, no throttle above 6 km/h. Each state's page doesn't require EN 15194 certification, though it's the easiest proof.
- QLD: Legal today without EN 15194 certification (or if you can't confirm it), under QLD's transition. From 1 March 2027 a non-certified bike needs a Legacy EPAC label from an authorised verifier (only bikes made before 1 July 2026, up to 250 W and 25 km/h, fee up to $70). If it carries an EN 15194 label, it's legal with no end date.
- WA, NT: Legal only if it is certified to EN 15194, which each state requires for 250 W bikes. Look for the label or the certificate.
Specs, prices and fit for this bike: Trek FX+ 2
General information from each government’s own page, checked 3 October 2026. Police and courts decide individual cases; a verdict here isn’t legal advice. How the checker decides.
Compared with
Price as listed by Trek Australia on 3 October 2026. Specs from the same page and the documents it links. Product page.