You should talk to your local bike shops that are selling these bikes. One is skews towards cross country where one is more of a trail bike. He is right that the two bikes are somewhat different in their approach to riding. For some reason everytime a Stache gets mentioned these guys seem to think every person needs a big travel short chainstay bike. He claims the Stache is trying to be an all mtn hardtail yet Trek on their website sells it as a trail bike. or not.Ĭlick to expand.I wouldn't put much stock in the armchair geo dorks like this guy who probably hasn't even ridden a Stache yet. Strikes me as a straight up XC bike, which may be what you want. Haven't spent more than a few moments on a Carve in a parking lot, so I can't give my impression on that bike. The 21" with tubeless conversion and a Rock Shox Reverb Stealth dropper post, is just a tick over 28 lbs on our scale. There are also upgraded bits on the rear derailleur, stem, bars, tires, saddle, seatpost, hubs, grips, and headset. The 120mm Fox fork is very good, as are the SLX brakes, and Turbine cranks. If you do get the Stache 8 rather than the 7, you'd be money ahead down the road. And it flat out RIPS on our local trails.
The Stache front end is not overly light on steep climbs and I don't find myself leaning any further forward on it than I do the Anthem X 29 I normally ride, or the Air 9 I spent quite a bit of time on last summer TBH. It's got a nice ride quality for me being well into clyde territory.
It's not an AM bike per se IMHO, but more of a 'trail' bike, and with 120mm of travel up front, it does feel at home in somewhat rougher terrain. That said, I would race the Stache if I were to race (I have, but it's not really my thing, as I am just a large human that likes to thrash my local trails). 6'5" 275 lbs here: Been riding a Stache 8 for about 10 rides so far.
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