I can't help but wonder if the carbon fibre version was this bike's undoing. A straighter seat tube, thanks to the longer stays, would make room for a second set of bottle bosses, and they might as well make it a bit shorter on each size while they're at it. These aren't zippy and whippy pump-track hardtails, and they'd be so great with longer rear centers for improved weight distribution and climbing performance and slacker head angles for the speed and terrain they're capable of hitting.
Sadly, in my opinion, the platform never received the geometry it deserved.
#2018 trek stache 5 plus
Trek may have cancelled the good Plus tires they made - the 29x3" SE4 and SE2 - but you can still buy a brand new Stache frame in aluminum or carbon. *Yes, I'm giving them a pass for swapping the bar-con shifters for STI a few years back.
#2018 trek stache 5 update
I love the bike and I wish Trek had continued to develop the platform and update the geometry.
Between having reviewed the bike and being a nerd for any rig with sliders, I've corresponded with many Stache owners since 2017 and Rob and his rig are a great stand-in for all of them. If Trek has ever made a bike worthy of having its own fan club it's either this beast or the timeless 520*. The giant smiles and genuine love the crazy conveyance invokes from its pilot. The massive, unique, sliding drop out system. The aesthetic genuinely offends some folks. Jokes about Session-like-appearances aside, all the trail bikes look the same. They're not offending anyone with crazy slack head tube angles (HTA) on the short travel bikes or triathlon steep seat tube angles (STA) on the big bikes. The shocks are still supported and Trek sells hardware kits to swap them out for current double-eyelet shocks as well.īut, even though they manage some awesome paint jobs, and while the geometry is current, all of their rigs are what you'd expect from a great big bicycle company. On the used market, the bikes with proprietary DRCV shocks are even a reasonable buy. Know your terrain and buy the right size of Slash, Remedy, or Fuel EX and I think you're going to be a happy camper out on the trails. I suppose an ankle pad would be an option for a long-term fix.Trek makes some great mountain bicycles. I spaced out the bottom bracket and pedal a bit, which helped, but it didn’t fully solve the problem. This is because it’s right at the level of my back foot in descending position. The only challenge for me, personally, is that I tended to ding my right ankle on the raised chainstay when giving it too much English or getting bounced around on rocky sections. Plus, it doesn’t fit into any of today’s bike category boxes it’s a one-of-a-kind design and riding experience. It’s reminiscent of those early ‘90s front-suspension hardtails - like my trusty Yeti ARC with a RockShox Mag 21 - but the exaggerated tires and modern technology make it feel right at home on today’s black-diamond flow trails. It’s fun because it harks back to why we started riding in the first place.namely, for fun. There’s no question: the Trek Stache is a blast to ride. When all was assembled, it tipped the scale at 26.5 pounds, which is right in line with a high-end trail bike. Other component choices include the Selle SMP 209 saddle and Chris King NoThreadset headset. Many ways to dial and adjust these brakes on the fly Reed Apparently, this is something you have to get used to with a plus bike in order to get the most out of it. It should be noted that I bottommed the rear tire on the rim on pretty much every ride - often making a loud ping! noise - but never flatted or compromised the rim in any way. Altogether, the set weighs about 1,700 grams, and each tire weighs about 900 grams.
#2018 trek stache 5 series
The M6 series is designed for trail use, and with an internal width of 40mm, the 640s support tires ranging from 2.8 to 3.2 inches. I sent the XTR hubs to ENVE to be built with its M640 hoops. The wheel choice, then, was pretty clear. It’s a hardtail that you punish like a full-suspension bike for the pure fun of it (with the added benefit of efficient climbing out of the saddle).
This isn’t an XC hardtail, nor is it a bike for Strava PRs. One of the themes of this Stache build is that everything needs to be burly.
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