![]() Putting the bike together as it came and taking it for a quick spin down the street and into the woods was my first experience of wagon wheels and it was a real eye-opener. Just look at that lovely flattened top tube. The low weight and high quality of the frameset was also obvious as soon as I lifted it out of the box it arrived in, with neat welding and clever hydroforming all over the place. I’d sort of been hoping to get a Stache 8 in the understated grey and green colourscheme, but as soon as I set eyes on the metallic candy red/orange frame I was delighted – it looked much classier in the flesh and appears to be more of a coloured lacquer than a paint. ![]() It just so happened that at the same time there was a little-used 2013 Stache 7 for sale on Pinkbike so I made a bit of an impulse buy, if only to satisfy my curiosity about 29ers. The bike initially came to my attention via a review on a US website raving about it being a 29er hardtail that you could “rally”, which I gather means the same as “shred” or “ride fast on downhill bits”. This is a 2013 model with only the BB, headset, saddle and seatclamp left from the original spec. That’s probably because aluminium is just not as cool a frame material as steel, titanium or carbon fibre – and maybe also ‘cos the big T (as nobody is calling it) just isn’t as cool as some of its rival bike companies. They said yep.The 2016 Trek Stache has been getting a lot of attention with its 29+ wheels and 3in “semi-fat” tyres, but the previous version of the bike seemed to fly under the radar in the UK. I wrote Trek and asked for the mid-priced Stache 7 29+. We all agreed (well, except for maybe Brandon) that it was worth a shot. I mulled over asking for a Stache to test and discussed the idea internally. You readers may think we were trying to turn into The Vitavist, plus I would get the chance to hate on this goofy-looking contraption. It's the most punk rock thing Vital could do, right? If I were to ask for one of these bikes to test, most of the people I know would think I lost it. This fat bike stepchild seemed like a complete novelty, or even a joke, on display during the presentation.Īs I drove home from Sea Otter, the thought crossed my mind to give it a test. I really didn't understand why this bike existed. I'm not a fat biker, I'm not hip to the niche trends outside of gravity bikes and basically laughed at the thing the first time I saw it during a Hayes/Manitou presentation. I first saw the Stache 29+ bikes at Sea Otter this year. Stranglehold dropout gives options 29+, 27.5+, or 29er (Vital only tested 29+ as this is the complete bike option).29 x 3.0-inch Bontrager Chupacabra 29+ tires.If you have attitude #2 or #3, keep reading. Your internet friends will approve of your hate and your life will go on. If you have attitude #1, you can skip to the comments and leave your territorial pissings. What the heck is that thing, I know nothing about it.I'm actually interested in the wheel/tire platform and how this bike rides.Why would this clown bike be reviewed on Vital? I'm going to hate on it in the comments because that's what any cool mountain biker would do. ![]() only).įree ground shipping on orders over $50 (U.S. only).įree shipping on orders over $60 (contiguous U.S. only)įree shipping on orders over $50 (contiguous U.S. Some exclusions apply.įree ground shipping and free returns on orders of $50 or more (continental U.S. Shipping available to Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.įree standard shipping on orders of $50 or more (U.S. Shipping available to North America, Canada, and Europe (including Switzerland).įree standard shipping on orders over $49.įree shipping on orders over $75 (contiguous U.S. ![]() only).įree shipping and free 100-day returns on all U.S. Some exclusions apply.įree shipping on complete bike purchases (continental U.S. Some exclusions apply.įree standard shipping on all bikes (contiguous U.S. only).įree international shipping available with minimum order values. Free shipping on orders of $99 or more (U.S. ![]()
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