![]() The Full Stache inspires Trek’s Travis Brown and Bike Mag’s Will Ritchie to do otherwise. Riding deep backcountry usually means riding safe. But those Guide R brakes and 180-millimeter rotors did not measure up. GX Eagle, Pike RC and a 3-position Float EVOL shock with Trek’s Re:Aktiv damping. At $3,700, it’s a reasonable value, and it puts that value where it counts. At 33.4 pounds, it’s not light, but the bike’s nature hides its weight well. That’s even accommodating particularly voluminous 29×3.0 Bontrager SE4s, truly an aggressive tread for the plus-size realm.įor now, this is the only build kit the Full Stache comes with, and it’s only available in aluminum. The end result is a 430-millimeter chainstay, shorter even than that of the Fuel EX 29. ![]() Trek went Full Floater primarily because the Full Stache main pivot had to sit farther forward, and the shock simply had nowhere better to be. This means it adds a slight bit of progressivity, but that’s not necessarily why it’s featured on the Full Stache. On the Full Stache, that floating lower-shock mount moves toward the upper eyelet, though not straight towards it. You’ll notice it’s technically a Full Floater, but a traditional Full Floater lower eyelet moves parallel to and away from the path of the upper eyelet. Beyond the elevated driveside stay is its nuanced linkage. ![]() But its short-as-possible chainstays mean the rear triangle is anything but. Photo: Satchel CronkĪside from its short-as-possible headtube, the Full Stache front triangle is pretty traditional. It allows for an impressive 430-millimeter rear center, but it’s responsible for some noticeable frame flex. The elevated chainstay carries over from the hardtail Stache and other 29+ bikes.
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