Hmm… you are big, but there’s a lot of bigger ‘Clydes’ over there in the US who report no issues

So, what size wheels/tyres, what length CS?

*defense mode*

Ton – can’t imagine there’s much in the way of flex in that set-up: boost rear wheel, alu frame with massive BB area, tapered steerer etc

You will get a fair bit of squish in the tyres though

You’re probably too much in new bike mode to think about trying anything else, but 27’5+ Stache 5 is also fun :)

I haven’t gone back to full 29+ since

Like the look of the Decathlon one

Video

http://bcove.me/3fs7yo2i

Pringle? (wreck?)

Rad ;)

Is the Stache 5 the best rigid ride going?

I’m beginning to think so

Mine’s 3″ B+ rear 29+ front

I said down to the knee, not past 8O

True style

Stooge

Trek’s all rigid Stache 5 is an alu frame, CF tapered HT forks

Less grip??

Lean forwards and weight the front…??

They transformed my bikes

I use two on the Stooge and Stache which are both rigid. They help a lot on the rough as there is less weight on the bars

I run Stooge Moto’s – luv em

~40mm rise, 800 wide and proper amount of sweep for long ride comfort

Why would anyone want a Chinese Trek Stache CF copy when it costs more than a whole Stache bike?

Plus the engineering in the Stache is brilliant, and far superior, as light etc??

Moto bars, B+ you’ll be smiling all over you’re face

What made you go for the bike, and how are you finding it?

What’s that bike (HT/DH type?) which is super long and low and runs a ‘zero’ stem?

This Tarn reminds me of that

Sounds like a super stubby stem is a must

And Tarn’s HT is short…

It’s weird, and I’m the first to admit my limitations of understanding bike geometry… but

I am 6’3″ and ride two rigid bikes – a Trek Stache and a Stooge (don’t know why I’ve ended up with two similar bikes)

Stache is ‘XL’ with a reach of 480 and I run a 60 stem
Stooge is, well Stooge size (23.5″ ETT) reach 427 and on that I run a 70

Crazy thing if I measure seat post centre (at the saddle, which is in same place on both) there is just 20mm difference – Stache been the longer

Both feel great

Damn – didn’t know Bache were Genesis dealers

He’s pulled the trigger now (last night) on a medium

STATO – sure. The bike is specc’d with a stubby DH stem, and looking at reach and stack figures, things don’t seem so alarming as those ETT lengths

It just looks like far too much top tube.

The XL is ~700mm/27.5″ on the rigid too which in my book would put a lot of the rider’s weight over the front – hardly a good thing for a rigid?

Thanks, good feedback

Yeah, just posted to Imgur from my phone and it drops an option straight off to copy url. That’s more like it

ads – desktop version seems different. That View… option isn’t there

Thanks jekkl – just activated an imgur account, and getting the link is indeed simple itself

Can edit too :)

On your Flickr image, click ‘view and edit info about this image’

Can’t see that

Any thoughts at all on the bike anyone?

Is your mutley pic taken with an iPad?

Can you edit before hand too?

Lay back seat post, saddle back on the rails, 70×0 stem, and CS slammed short, so ‘ride it off the back wheel’

Stooge’s Moto bars made a big difference

Thanks each

Holy Moley – what a performance. I seem to remember having to something like that years ago when using Flickr

I copied all the embedded txt and then used the jpg link. Dear oh

So no point using Google+/Picasa now?

Try this pic post attempt

[/url] by [/url], on Flickr[/img]

Well, today I re-opened my Flickr account and tried posting.

Still couldn’t manage to find how to get a share link

I’m 6’3″ and run a Stooge, no probs :)

Mine’s proving to be rather enjoyable too

Stooge Moto bars made a massive difference in lifting a tad more weight off the front

Bump for the evening crew

CTBM then :)