![]() It’s a piece of cake to flick the bike from corner to corner and even though the balance point is higher up off the ground, that ultra-short rear end still makes it far easier to loft the front end for bunnyhops and manuals than you might think.ĭespite that agility, the Stache 9 is still confidently stable at warp speed. That stubby overall length makes the Stache 9 surprisingly manoeuvrable in tight quarters and unlike with most full-blown fat bikes, at no time does anything feel weird through the bars. The rear end is ridiculously short and makes for correspondingly ridiculous manoeuvrability The elevated driveside chainstay allows for an ultra-short rear end – down to a truly insane 405mm if you’re ok with minimal mud clearance: the elevated driveside chainstay allows for an ultra-short rear end – down to a truly insane 405mm if you’re ok with minimal mud clearance In its shortest setting, the chainstays measure a miniscule 405mm from bottom bracket to rear axle – a full 3cm shorter than a full-suspension Trek Fuel EX 29er trail bike with the same decrease in wheelbase. Those big meats are just one of the two characteristics that define the Stache 9’s personality, though the other is its rather unique frame geometry.ĭespite having wheels that are two inches bigger in diameter, the Stache 9’s radically shaped frame yields a hyper-compact and adjustable rear end. The lack of similar movement out back (plus the tyres’ minimal tread) makes the back end occasionally prone to kicking out but all things considered, it’s generally quite controllable and yields heaps of tail-out hooliganism. Manitou is back! The Magnum Pro fork is fantastic So, unfortunately, cannot report on it.The manitou magnum pro fork is a superb match for the 3in tires, offering a supple feel off the top and well controlled bottom-out that essentially cancels out the bounciness of the higher tire volume – at least up front: the manitou magnum pro fork is a superb match for the 3in tires, offering a supple feel off the top and well controlled bottom-out that essentially cancels out the bounciness of the higher tire volume – at least up front I did not have the time or opportunity to really play around with this. And the other piece of simple tech is the Stranglehold dropout, a system that enables you to move the rear axle 15 mm back and forth in the back frame, adapting the length of the chainstay to your preferences and riding style. Bigger wheels with the stiffness of smaller ones. The fact that you can run such a large cassette and such large tires are enabled by the Boost 148 on the back axle. The SRAM Guide R brake system does its job, although I have to say that, riding Dutch trails, it wasn’t possible to really put it to the test of prolonged and hard breaking which you would encounter if you are doing alpine rides. The rest of the bike is just as smooth, with internally routed cables and a clean cockpit. ![]() Simpler, cleaner, means less maintenance and is slightly lighter. The SRAM XG cassette has a wide 10-50 range that will help you up any steep climb. I really like not having a front derailer. The Trek Stache has a SRAM GX 1×12 groupset which shifted sharply and smoothly. The seat dropper post helping in switching the saddle height and riding position from low for the downhill to high for the climb. The Stache handled this corner really well. You have to try to carry some speed, shift down a couple of speeds quickly and power through. There is a place on the trail I did, where you hid downhill at speed, making a very tight corner and go straight up again. The plus size tires give you heaps of grip while making your tight corners. It is easy to wheel, it is nimble in parking lot playing around, and more importantly, you can thread your way through the technical trails with ease. The Stache delivers on its agility promise. The idea behind this complex construction is simple: the tighter into the frame you can bring the tire, the closer it will be to the center of the bike, the shorter the chainstay will be, the shorter the wheelbase will be, and the agiler the bike will be. In effect, you will see the chainring over the back tire. The chainstay on the Stache is a-symmetrical, with the chain running underneath the chainstay to be able to bring the bottom bracket much closer. To begin with the wheelbase: Trek has managed to place the wheel very “deep” into the frame.
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