Trek Full Stache 8 or Fuel EX 5 Plus?
02-20-19, 09:15 AM
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Trek Full Stache 8 or Fuel EX 5 Plus?
Hey everyone,
Looking to buy a full suspension mountain bike. Gonna use it as an all around bike riding on roads but at the same time going to local trails. Stuck between these 2 bikes listed above, can you guys help me decide?
Looking to buy a full suspension mountain bike. Gonna use it as an all around bike riding on roads but at the same time going to local trails. Stuck between these 2 bikes listed above, can you guys help me decide?
02-20-19, 09:30 AM
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Stay away from the Full Stache. Frame is too flexy and Trek knows it. That's why they are heavily discounting them.
02-20-19, 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by prj71
Stay away from the Full Stache. Frame is too flexy and Trek knows it. That's why they are heavily discounting them.
02-21-19, 08:22 AM
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https://www.trekbicyclesuperstore.co...he-8-21010.htm
I would steer clear though. Not only does it have a flexy frame, but it has a low bottom bracket which will lead to pedal strikes.
I would steer clear though. Not only does it have a flexy frame, but it has a low bottom bracket which will lead to pedal strikes.
02-21-19, 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by prj71
https://www.trekbicyclesuperstore.co...he-8-21010.htm
but it has a low bottom bracket which will lead to pedal strikes.
but it has a low bottom bracket which will lead to pedal strikes.
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02-23-19, 08:15 AM
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Originally Posted by prj71
https://www.trekbicyclesuperstore.co...he-8-21010.htm
I would steer clear though. Not only does it have a flexy frame, but it has a low bottom bracket which will lead to pedal strikes.
I would steer clear though. Not only does it have a flexy frame, but it has a low bottom bracket which will lead to pedal strikes.
03-03-19, 07:15 AM
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Originally Posted by prj71
https://www.trekbicyclesuperstore.co...he-8-21010.htm
I would steer clear though. Not only does it have a flexy frame, but it has a low bottom bracket which will lead to pedal strikes.
I would steer clear though. Not only does it have a flexy frame, but it has a low bottom bracket which will lead to pedal strikes.
03-04-19, 07:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Maelstrom
So does the fuel. Its obnoxious how low it is. I have the 27+ model in xl... pedal strikes are required. Its difficult to use in technical terrain. It ended up being a requirement of my next bike to have a higher BB. It was shockingly bad. Definitely suites the mid west I suppose.
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Originally Posted by prj71
Low BB doesn't suit the midwest at all either. Only place it works fine is buffed machine built trail without any features.
Further east, different story.
