#Trek stache 7 2020 full#
#Trek stache 7 2020 plus#

Charging at the gutters the bike doesn’t flinch, wind it up to speed and grab a handful of brake and the tyres let out a roar, sounding like someone is attempting to ice skate down their driveway in summer. The frame’s geometry puts you nice and low in the bike and standover height is very generous it’s odd seeing the tyres so close to you! Give the bike a bounce and with 18 psi in the big balloons it feels like you have swapped out running shoes for enormous basketball shoes.

#Trek stache 7 2020 full#

The Full Stache looks big, but spinning around the block we were surprised to find the steering quite light and the wheels didn’t feel too far away from the centre of the bike like we feared. Let’s ride! Punching down rocks, and back up the other side. It will no doubt receive a few odd looks but consider what they’ve achieved we forgive it for appearing a little unconventional.

The head tube is tiny, reaching a comfortable height for the handlebars was easy despite the tall wheels. Check out how close the tyre is to the chainring, the ultra-short 427mm stays mean the main suspension pivot needed relocation in front of the BB. All the regular frame features found on Trek’s suspension bikes are here the Active Braking Pivot, impact protection and the Knock Block and geometry adjustment via the Mino Link. The suspension pivot has been shifted forwards to make space for the wheel and short 427mm stays.

#Trek stache 7 2020 plus#

We settled on the very general statement that plus bikes are great on sub-2K hardtails for entry-level riders on technical terrain, or on short-travel duallies for riders that require bulk traction for their conditions.Ī stumpy little headtube helps the bars stay low despite the tall wheels. We ranked some of them well, while others were a little too loafy and slow, we found they suited some trails well but lacked overall performance. We’ve seen plus bikes come on strong and somewhat fade away, the high volume 3″ tyred traction hounds barged their way onto the mountain bike scene a couple of years ago to a very mixed response. It won’t take a rocket scientist to assume that 3″ tyres provide gobs of traction, however, with the addition of 130mm of rear suspension could this bike be an un-crashable, go-anywhere bike that you’re after to make light work of challenging terrain? Plus bikes, are they back, or did they never go anywhere? What would 29×3″ wheels do for you? Fun times exploring the boundaries of traction. Check that out here – Trek Stache hardtail review. We had a jolly good time riding the Kermit green Stache hardtail last year, its 3″ tyres and agile handling promoted very unorthodox riding, it’s a blast.

Trek has taken their 29″+ bike – The Stache – and adapted it to a full suspension trail eating monster.