Ha!
You won't regret it though......it's a giggle. I just used it to run into town to post a couple of letters and get a hair cut..I was pulling wheelies and popping off kerbs like a 15 year old chav! And the chavs kept coming up to look at it outside the barbers :0)
What chainring does the 5 run?
It's the Race Face AEffect crankset - does this mean it's a Cinch/Next SL type?
Like this one:
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Yep, except a 32 tooth one
Why having just built up my Rooster do I still hanker over the Stache? 😕
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Oh, dunno....it might be because it's light, flickable and a real hoot to muck about on? :0)
A rooster was high on my list of wants, but it would have worked out too dear for my measly income.....this came in very cheap with the cycle to work
the 18" looks great, why did they stick that little strut on the seatpost on the 19.5", why not a straight top tube? really makes the frame messy to my eyes.
Stand over on what will already by a tall bike due to the large wheels and large tyres. Have similar on my XL 140mm travel 29er Sultan and means I can get the right size frame without breaking my balls on every dismount
Anyone SS'd one of these?
Mtbr chap has
Got it, but not ridden it 🙁
Too busy
Maiden ride tomorrow 🙂
However, so far the bike looks really well engineered, and light weight too
Biggest positive so far is the 21.5 fits, and doesn't look like a five bar gate 🙂
Anyone any idea how b+ wheels affect the Stache? Little concerned that as good as this bike may be, 29+ could be a bit of an evolutionary dead end...I know trek says you can use b+ wheels, but that will drop the bb, reduce the trail, probably have other effects...
Got a demo one to try tomorrow down the Forest of Dean from Cheltenham Cycles so will see how it goes.
I think Trek have made a fine job of things
I hate to say I told you so but......!
Awesome bike best hardtail I have ever ridden only problem will make your other bikes feel insignificant Hay Ho well good in mud forks excellent Mantiou are back.
Only downside that I have really found is that now the weather has changed, the front tyre is beginning to let go a little.
Had a couple of moments and one spill when the front tyre turned in on me on the steps at the top of the skyline descent.
Rear mech hanger is very slightly out of true causing some shifting issues.
Might change to a Maxxis Chronicle for the winter.
I've got a demo booked on a 7 at trek store on Friday ?
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No that's a 9. This is lower down the ranks but a lovely purple . I nearly bought it this wkd and when I went in the staff had decided to use it as a demo due to so much interest.
I can't help thinking this bike has the same look of it as this great mans own bike.
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I was fortunate enough to ride Geoff Apps Cleland bike at this ride in Scotland. Same short wheelbase, chunky tyres etc.
Looked ALL wrong but I have never ridden a bike which looks so wrong but feels so right even after 1 pedal turn. Nothing climbs like it and I didn't get to ride it downhill much but I did witness Geoff, 30+ years older than me absolute belt past me on his Cleland on a rocky downhill.
Fair play to him, for riding hard at his age, but it's not very pretty from those angles.......beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and all that though....
Fair play to him, for riding hard at his age, but it's not very pretty from those angles.......beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and all that though....
Ride it and within about 1.2 seconds you no longer care what it looks like. Such a shame he never managed to get it into production, especially when fads like fat bikes have done well.
If you do want a Cleland - the instructions are here:
https://crosscountrycycle.wordpress.com/
Back OT
Here's mine
Wheels and bike (XL) almost look small 🙂
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Don't like the yellow front brake hose in that first pic
I'm going to shorten that 🙂
Looks good bud, completely in proportion.
I've discovered a flaw in the bike though.....when doing twisty stuff at speed, if you ride straight into a broken, jagged fence post, about 10" off the floor, you stop dead and bash your nuts on the stem!
I also put a little split in the tyre that required frequent pumping on the way home......the stans couldn't quite seal it. I'll be putting a boot inside today, hopefully, and giving it a bit more jollop!
I'm still loving it though, and have put about 200 off road miles on it :0)
He he
Yeah after last night's spin round I'll be fitting a Chronicle for the winter, and although you quickly adjust to the slightly out of control sliding and squirming, it's when you find yourself heading for the barbed wire fences an the like it's not so funny 🙂
The bike doesn't feel 'plus' 'semi-fat' or anything in particular now, it just rides well
I fitted a Chronicle to the front of my Stache 9 yesterday after a few moments earlier this week,
Definately looks better in terms of the profile for the winter, I'll see how it goes today if I can get out.
Regards
Denis
I must admit, I haven't had any major moments yet...a couple of slight rear end step outs, but I'm impressed with the chupacubras. My issue with the fence post, was that I didn't see it in the dark! I need more lights than the ay-ups!
I've put a boot over the little split, but found out why it wasn't holding air.....the post went through the tyre and hit the rim on the inside, putting a split in the tape, causing it to leak out of one of the big holes in the rim.....told you I stopped!
Boot on the inside of tyre, extra bit of joes no flats jollop in and a good shake and its held air perfectly for about 5 hours now 😆
I ordered one Tuesday not many left 6 UK some in Europe.They never brought many in.Bit like the 2015 Farley fat bikes.
You'll love it...even some of my non-bike buddies want a go!
How much would the Bb drop with 29 x 2.4 tires?
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2.3 2.4 shouldn't make much difference.
14mm with the same fork.
So on a stache 7 or 9 then 314mm as above.
On the rigid fork then it would be about 301mm
That is great, thanks for the info.
Where was that handy table? I didn't find it
^ Award messiest post ever?
I wonder how many are actually over here? Anyway, when mine was delivered, it had a minute scratch on the fork, more of a depression in the paint, about a centimetre in length....they gave me the option of sending it back and waiting for a replacement, or a £100 helmet......I asked if I could have a chupacubra instead, and they sent me two!
So I popped over to Chelmsford today to collect them.....spot on, £180 saved! :0)
As mentioned in a few posts back, I fitted a Maxxis Chronicle to the front of my Stache 9, and put the front tyre on the rear for a little more winter grip.
Just come back from a very wet and windy ride around the Blade and Wall at Afan.
The Chronicle did feel much better, the squarer profile of the tyre did give more grip , it also felt a little more supple. Ran the front tyre at my usual 10psi.
Chronicle is a heavier tyre though, but I didn't notice any difference in drag etc.
About to go and pick up an xl frame, Im a bit excited to be truthful 🙂
And there was me saying I would never bother with another HT, not going fat until I can afford some nice new wheels though
As mentioned in a few posts back, I fitted a Maxxis Chronicle to the front of my Stache 9, and put the front tyre on the rear for a little more winter grip.Just come back from a very wet and windy ride around the Blade and Wall at Afan.
The Chronicle did feel much better, the squarer profile of the tyre did give more grip , it also felt a little more supple. Ran the front tyre at my usual 10psi.
Chronicle is a heavier tyre though, but I didn't notice any difference in drag etc.
felt better, but did it feel good? I had originally started looking at plus bikes as I was thinking a fully rigid plus bike would be a great winter bike, but I'm beginning to wonder if I've got it all wrong.
I'll let you know how I get on once I've got a proper winter tyre on mine as I'll be going back to rigid now the Mendips are a slopfest...
I do think though that it will work really well as a winter bike assuming that there are + tyres out there that'll work (which there must be)
