Trek Stache 29plus gets the carbon treatment
Originally posted on August 5, 2016 at 14:22 pm
If you follow this stuff at all, you knew this one was coming from Trek Bikes: a carbon Stache 29plus. And you won’t have to wait long, with aluminum models available now and carbon models hitting your local bike shop in September.
The newly expanded Stache lineup includes two OCLV mountain carbon models—Stache 9.8 and 9.6—plus two Alpha Platinum aluminum models—Stache 7 and 5. You may also get a carbon frameset.
The new carbon frame of the 9.8 and 9.6 weighs about 400 grams less than its alloy counterpart and benefits from a more aggressive geometry with a 15 mm-longer reach and a bottom bracket that’s 5 mm lower.
Stache 9.8 is equipped with the all-new Rock Shox 29plus Pike, a SRAM X0/X01 build kit and a Bontrager Drop Line dropper post. Bontrager Line Pro 40 OCLV carbon wheels complete the lightweight build on the blinged-out, top-o-the-line model to tip the scales at 27.2 pounds.
The Stache 5 aluminum starter model gets a Manitou Machete 32 fork, Bontrager Chupacabra tubeless-ready tires, Race Face Aeffect crankset with a 30-tooth chainring, Shimano Deore shifting and basic Shimano hydraulic disc brakes.
All carbon and alloy models feature additional travel, with an increase in suspension from 110 mm to 120 mm. The carbon models will comes in sizes in 15.5, 17.5, 19.5, and 21.5 inches. The aluminum models also get an 18.5-inch frame size.
Pricing is as follows:
Stache 5 aluminum: $1,580
Stache 7 aluminum: $2,100
Stache 9.6 carbon: $3,000
Stache 9.8 carbon: $4,700
Carbon frameset: $1,580