![]() ![]() Just a couple of pedal strokes from the very responsive drivetrain and you are up to cruising speed and already enjoying the bike.įor a 29er the wheelbase is quite short, the compact rear end, 68.3° head angle and “short” travel fork combine to keep things playful as far as the corners go. The Stache is fast, that’s the first thing you notice about it, and yes 29ers are quick and all that, but here the geometry combines with the lightweight and stiff frame to offer some blistering acceleration. ![]() 142x12mm rear axle keeps the back end stiff and there is a stealth routing for the dropper post.įront suspension is looked after by a Fox Evolution Series 32 Float w/CTD, E2 tapered steerer and a 15QR thru-axle. ![]() It features an E2 tapered head tube, ISCG mounts, press-fit bottom bracket and internal derailleur routing. The frame is built using Treks Alpha Platinum Aluminium technology it offers the lightest strongest alloy frame that they manufacture. Trek have been building great 29ers for years now, and when this one arrived it looked stunning and instantly called out to be ridden, and ridden hard. It should appeal to the hardcore hardtail fans out there, although it is only a 120mm travel bike those wheels are going to make it feel much more capable in bigger terrain. It’s a hardtail 29er with a more playful geometry than an XC bike designed to be fun and lively. The rear tyres has punctured twice, last Sunday requiring a “sticky strip” kit repair in the main tread area so while the tyres are decently light, they may be too fragile for rugged trail use.The Stache is a new bike this year from Trek, aimed at anyone who likes having fun on the trail. I am determined to give them a good time to grow on me since they are well reviewed. Not sure if a copy of another post or their own design.īeing a Shimano Brake person, I’m not totally convinced by the Guide RS brakes, they are hard to set up without rub, feel is good but power on 180 discs merely average. No problems with any of the componentry and the cable Bontrager dropper is smooth time will tell if its reliable. I think a psi or 2 lower might be better as well. Despite large wheel circumference the bike took the tight uphill corners superbly and going downhill on the damp chalk showed very good grip. The tyres hold air without Stans.Īfter the first 2 rides, I felt the stem at 50mm was a fraction long and invested in a Hope 35mm long stem which has made the riding position spot on.įirst ride with the shorter stem was around a slightly slippy QE park and I ended up yelling at myself in sheer joy. The rims are pretaped, just needed valves. Incidentally the supplied tubes are 900g each, now tubeless. My first rides where simply XC event rides and didn’t trouble the bike at all, first ride at 20psi (since I was concerned about bashing the carbon rims) and the bike was bouncing around a bit. An 18.5 would probably have been perfect. I’m 5’11 and measured key dimensions from my existing 19” Stache which fits well and settled on a 19.5 (which is 18.5 actual). I was looking at a frame only option to ‘upgrade’ that bike but a 20% black Friday sale from Absolute Bikes got me the Stache pictured earlier for £2750 collected on Christmas eve.Īnnoyingly the carbon bikes are 19.5 or 17.5 with no intermediate size. My previous bike was / is an original Stache 8 (the green one), aluminium 29er, upgraded with Pike forks. Like munro, now running 40mm stem (80 stock far too long) and a set of 760mm wide bars. The chapucra is fine at the back though but does slip on wet roots!ĭropper is necessity on a bike like this!Īlso running a 34 tooth ring as I found the 32 a little too spinny. Stuck on a vee bulldozer which is awesome! Sticks to the ground like glue. I like to throw the front end into stuff and in anything but very dry conditions, the tyre would slip away. Keeping rigid fork for the summer and will flip back again at some point.īrakes are now xt’s which do a better job than the stock basic shimanos.Īlso the stock chapapapapcurcaracatsaaaaaa rubber up front was not great. ![]() I did however find the front end far too high with forks set to 120 so dropped to 100mm and I prefer it. The magnums have transformed the ride and now the bike is much more capable. The undamaped 3″ rubber had the tendency to throw me off line during very fast runs down my favorite trails. I fitted some magnum pro forks to my 5 to give the front end some squish. Be interested to hear how you get on with it! I think the 2017 has 120mm travel forks up front as stock as opposed to 110 on the 2016. As I have posted before, my 5 is now my only bike having sold the 29er and the full squish as I was just not using them. Glad to see trek keeping the stache going. ![]()
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