![]() The bike has always been owned and maintained by me, I'm a mechanic, and have kept it in great shape. Trek Stache 7 Frame & equipment: Good value kit but heavy steel-legged fork The signature tapered E2 head tube and steeply sloped top tube give good crotch clearance despite the big wheels. This bike is the best and will change the way you ride for the better. I'll ship the bike anywhere in the US FOR FREE! That right, free shipping. The cranks have some minor cosmetic scuffs, but nothing to bad. Pros: Amazing small bump, rough surface rolling speed and. ![]() I really dig the sram GX groupset for its affordability and its performance. With a rigid fork and 29in plus wheels, the Stache is far from conventional, but it works. The chupacabras Bontrager came out with are awesome, and surprisingly light for a 29+ tire. The DB5 brakes and 180 rotors have tons of stopping power, and the tires are in great shape. The Manitou fork is awesome, has lots of travel, and the lock out works like the day I first got it. It can even be put together as a single speed. It easily changes from a reliable bikepacking rig to a race machine. I've run it with a second wheelset with 2.2's on it and the conversion was easy because of the sliding dropouts. My favorite part about this bike is its unending versatility. At first people gawked at the sight of somebody racing a 29+ in cross country races, but when they saw how fast the bike was and how much fun I was having, they were converted to true believers. I've only done a couple of races on this bike, but in the short time that I've ridden it my confidence on rocky climbs and ledges has tripled! The plus sized tires and short wheelbase means this bad boy climbs like a goat and flies over descents. Trek went out of their way to make sure that the new 2016 Stache retained all the features about the previous generation Stache that people were stoked on, that being the bigger travel on the front end (110mm) and the super short chainstays. I've had the bike for nearly a year and I have learned so much about shredding from it. I replaced the stock saddle with a Fizik Pave CX because its more comfortable. Frame: Alpha Platinum Aluminum, Boost 148, Midstay, tapered head tube, internal derailleur & dropper post routing, Stringlehold dropouts, G2 geometry. This model has purple and electric blue paint, just like a wildberry poptart. Here is the spec sheet that was printed out for me. Trek really knocked it out of the park with this bike, and I love this bike, but its time to make room in my little house for more things. The time has come to sell my 2016 Stache 7. As good value as the 7 is, the Fox-forked, lighter specced Stache 8 for 1,800/US2,419.99 doesn’t half look tempting if you can dig deeper into your pockets.
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