

It’s a big-wheeled fun wagon ready to go anywhere and take on any trail. This mountain bike marries fun and confidence. The Stache delivers on the promises made by both big wheels and fat tires, and somehow it makes no compromises in the process. Stache 7 is a playful 29+ trail hardtail with 3 mid-fat tires, a ridiculously capable build, and a robust fork with 120mm of travel. When crawling down steep puzzles of rocks and ruts, the newly lengthened front end and unnaturally short 16.25-inch chainstays make it remarkably easy to stay behind the bike and devilishly fun to stab off slow-speed drops. It's a big-wheeled fun wagon ready to go anywhere and take on any trail. It probably deserves a more aggressive head angle, but its 68.5 degrees never felt twitchy. Stache 7 is a playful 29+ trail hardtail with 3-inch mid-fat tires, a ridiculously capable build, and a robust fork with 120mm of travel. At high speeds, the capability of the big, soft tires mixed well with the Stache’s delightful flickability. Your results may vary, but the Stache has an appetite for mischief like no hardtail I’ve ever ridden. But I found its playful agility to be well worth the risk of punctures and the extra 2 PSI to keep them from squirming. The thin-skinned, 890-gram tires are partly to thank, so beware if you crave high-speed rock gardens.

Beyond the benefits of the overall better spec, the carbon rims help eliminate the sluggish acceleration and gyroscopic stubbornness you’d expect from 29+ wheels. Trek Marlin 7 can be proud of its Alpha Silver Aluminum frame as its light, compliant, and nimble on the trails. Or if that’s a stretch, the Stache 9.6 drops the carbon rims, bars and cranks, and it goes from a Pike to a Yari while keeping the frame carbon for $3,000.īut the 9.8 offers a ride that’s worth going over budget for. By far the most important part of any bike is its frame. For something this unique and with this build, the $4,700 price fits just fine.
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And now that the RockShox Pike and Bontrager Line Pro carbon wheelset have joined the 30-inch-and-over club, the flagship 9.8 model got a nice bump in spec. It’s built with wide bars, 1×11, avid brakes, and Chupacabra 3.0 tires. The head angle of the bike is fairly steep and the chainstays are short with 420mm on the big wheel size. Read Customer Reviews Here > Stache 9.7 is a lightweight and speedy hardtail bike. I had the opportunity to ride the Trek Stache 7 29+ hard tail, a 2600 complete bike. In addition to stretching the toptube half an inch, this year’s Stache lineup includes two carbon options. Trek 7.2 FX Hybrid Bike: Review, Features and Price.
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The 3-inch mid-fat tires and full carbon frame make it our most fun and capable hardtail. Its built with an OCLV Mountain Carbon frame thats shockingly light for its oversized appearance, a premium RockShox Pike RL fork with 120mm of travel, and performance parts like a SRAM Eagle drivetrain. Photo Credit: Anthony Smith The Stache 9.8 is the top-of-the line model, and as such includes a carbon frame, carbon rims and various other high-end goodies. Stache 9.7 is our lightest 29+ trail hardtail.
