![]() You got an all chro-moly frame and solid spec at that price that would withstand actual trail riding. I remember back in the early 90's we used to tell people that "real mtbs" were costing at around the $500.00 mark. The new 29"er version of the Salsa Timberjack comes in right under a grand, but these bikes are getting rarer, and at that 1G price you are starting to see some not so solid spec choices, which leads me to say that real mountain bike worthy bikes are going to cost you more now. That's where the " real mountain bikes" are for price now. The Stache 7 aluminum version is $2100.00 and has a nicer spec, obviously.īut getting back to the $1500-$1600 range. You get all that for $1580.00, which, by the way, is the same price for just the carbon frame. Shimano hydraulic brakes and Sun-Ringle' rims round out a decent, mountain bike-able component spec. Here we have a Manitou Machete plus bike fork, a Race Face crank, and sturdy, dependable Deore derailleur. Why? Because it comes in at a price that is a lot more accessible to many more trail riders. To my way of thinking, the aluminum Stache 5 is the bike that will make 29+ a more widespread "thing" in mountain biking. You will have to decide in the end if any of this, or none of it, matters to you. Options for wheel sizes sell bikes though, and help justify $4000.00 purchases, so there is that. Most folks will just run what come wit da bike, and buy something else for other disciplines. In the end, all this, this bike can take different wheel size stuff probably will not be taken advantage of by very many riders. But.another XC carbon race bike would cost more, so. Figure on between a grand and twice that. extra wheels that would compliment this bike are expensive. Keep in mind that the Stache can run regular 29 inch wheels, which makes for the possibility that this could be your cross country race bike. The 9.6 shown here is a more reasonable $3000.00. The top-o-the-line 9.8 version gets Rock Shox's plus bike version of the venerable Pike. What is interesting about the carbon version is that it has a bit longer reach and a lower bottom bracket than the aluminum bike. ![]() The point here is that Trek has a bike which is Boosted, obviously, and is 1 X only, which is understandable, what with the short wheel base and funky bottom bracket/chain stay junction. You know, the Stache frame which has a warranty, and probably is a bit more verified for actual mountain use by testing? That cost money. ![]() Interesting to note that for a couple of years there has been a "direct-from-China "Stache-like" carbon frame available, but obviously it cost far less than the legit Trek version. There are two levels of the carbon framed Stache and a carbon frame set available as well. I mentioned in my Salsa Cycles 2017 bike post that the Stache was coming out in a carbon fiber version, and if you were paying attention last week, you saw this come true. ![]()
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