Trek turned a lot of heads last year when it unveiled a redesigned version of its trail hardtail, the Stache, with 29+ tires and slack geometry. The company has added two carbon versions of this monster-trucking hardtail to the line for 2017. The new Stache 9.8 and 9.6 are lighter and feature more progressive geometry than their alloy brethren.
Lighter, heavy-hitting hardtails
Trek claims the move to carbon saves approximately 400g over the alloy versions. Aside from a lighter chassis, the new carbon Stache gets updated geometry. In keeping with modern trail tastes, the bottom bracket is slightly lower and the reach has been increased across all frame sizes. The carbon versions of the Stache are available in four sizes, while the alloy models are offered in a five size range.
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The two alloy models carry over unchanged for 2017, save for the addition of 120mm suspension forks in place of the 110mm models used last year.
Both the carbon and alloy versions are designed around 29x3.0 treads. They feature boost axle spacing and 1x drivetrains with a max chainring size of 32.
Pricing, spec and availability
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