1/3/2024 0 Comments Trek stache 7 saThe lime green Race Face Turbine 2×10 crankset offers both good looks (in my humble opinion) and would prove to function quite well too. We had it prepped, set up, and ready to ride in short order and the consensus is that it is indeed a good looking rig. It was hard to tell from the internet pics if the coated raw finish combined with lime green accents was going to look good or gaudy. I had been seeing a fair amount of buzz about this bike, so naturally I was happy to oblige (to put it mildly). JeffJ:Ī while back grannygear let me know he had a Trek Stache 8 on the way, and he thought it might be a good bike for me to put through it’s paces. Jeff gave us a long read here, but he has some insights that are worth the time for the average ‘circus bear’ to consider. So now I offer Jeff’s words on how he has taken to the bike, then in the last installment I will add my thoughts and wrap things up. Very minimal gain for a ton of functionality. The weight now for the bike is 28lbs/2oz (including SPDs) where it was 27lbs/12oz with tubes and a standard post. Looks good on there and this bike deserves a dropper post. You can see how I did it…some velcro straps and a workstand and I did it solo with JefJ calling out the steps one at a time. Note that I mounted the release control on the right side first so I could get to it easier, then we moved it to the left side of the bar. We cut the hose to length and then reattached and bled. I pushed the wire up from below first, inserted the wire into the hose a few inches, then fed it all together back down and out using the wire like a guide. Note the pics below where we used a thin wire to fish the hose down through the seat tube and out the bottom. It took us about 30 minutes to get it all done and I could do it much faster the next time. I have bled Avid brakes (and others) before, so this was not the dark unknown to me. We watched the video on you-tube and then went at it. The next item was to install a Rockshox Reverb Stealth dropper seatpost on the Stache 8 as it is built with the internal routing for such a thing. Bonty sealant and we inflated them with a floor pump like it was no big deal. It was dead easy to do, but make sure you get the hole in the rim strip dead over the hole in the rim for the valve stem as that strip will NOT move once in place. I suppose I did not take pics as I cannot find any…not sure…but there is not much to see. First we took the wheels tubeless using the stock tires (non-TLR) and a Bontrager kit consisting of rim strips, valves and sealant. Wheels: Front hub - Bontrager alloy, Boost110 Rear hub - Bontrager alloy, Boost148 Rims: SUN Ringle Duroc 50 SL 28-hole, tubeless strips and valves included Tires: Bontrager XR2 Team Issue, Tubeless Ready, 120 tpi, aramid bead, 29x3.00˝ Shifters: Shimano Deore M6000, 10 speed Rear derailleur: Shimano Deore M6000, Shadow Plus Crank: FSA Gamma Pro, 28T Bottom bracket: PF92 Cassette: Shimano HG50, 11-42, 10 speed Chain: KMC X10 Saddle: Bontrager Arvada Seatpost: Dropper post, 31.6mm, internal routing Handlebar: Bontrager alloy, 31.8mm, 15mm rise, 750mm width Grips: Bontrager XR Trail Comp, nylon lock-on Stem: Bontrager Rhythm Comp, 31.8mm clamp, 0 degree Head set: FSA IS-2, 1-1/8˝ top, 1.After the initial weigh-in and OOB Post, JeffJ was the first to pilot the Trek/Fisher Stache 8 while we waited for some parts to upgrade it a bit. Specifications Frame: Alpha Platinum Aluminum, Boost148, Midstay, tapered head tube, internal derailleur & dropper post routing, Stranglehold dropouts, G2 Geometryįront suspension: Manitou Machete 32 Comp, air spring, ABS damper, lockout, tapered steerer, Boost110, G2 Geometry w/51mm offset, 120mm travel Yet it delivers all the 29er benefits that you know and love, like greater momentum and improved rollover. Trek Farley 7, Norco Sasquatch or Iquatah, Rocky Mountain Blizzard, Salsa Muklukįull specs here: 29+ is a wider 3" tyre that grips relentlessly while floating over terrain. Ideally trade plus cash for an XL front suspension fatbike. All original equipment and in perfect condition. New price with tax is over $2500 to setup tubeless. Bought new this year (Aug 2018) and have receipt and warranty.
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