![]() ![]() Tire and rim choices sucked and there were no suspension forks that were just a bolt on, made for 29+ deal. Near fat bike tire width and volume but with less weight…rollability that is off the hook and only bested by the 36er guys (all 6 of them), a normal Q factor…well it looked like an adventurer’s dream bike choice and it was embraced mainly by bikepackers and folks who admired what the big wheels did for a rigid hardtail bike. So when 29+, that being a mid-fat sized 3.0″ tire on a 29er wheel…when that happened with the Surly Krampus, a steel, rigid platform, many folks were pretty stoked. The Lenzsport bikes also have a very loyal following, especially for technical, all day riding. However, the results were worth it and the Specialized Enduro won accolades across media and customers alike. But getting that big wheel to work in a tight handling, long travel combo took some real nose wiggling and out-of-the-box thinking. Lenzsport did it, BMC did it, and Specialized did it even better, in that you could buy an Enduro 29er right off the showroom floor without dealing with the niche brand or custom builder scene. You remember how it was when manufacturers struggled to make 29ers not feel like river barges when they were ridden on tight trails? The tweaking and packaging, especially on full suspension bikes, took a bit to refine things to where now a modern 29er is a pretty well rounded, agile bike.īut there were some real challenges for anyone who wanted to push that envelope a bit farther, such as bringing 150mms of front and rear travel to a 29er. It’s a big thing, that wheel/tire combo, ending up at around 31″ tall and looks fairly impressive when seen from the saddle. How all that will turn out is yet to be determined, although I have some thoughts about it here, but in the mean time we have been recently riding around on a Trek Stache 9, one of the bikes that is being built around the 29″ x 3.0″ tire. ![]() Sorry if I sound biased, but I am.The Plus Wars are heating up to be a pitched battle, and the two sides are choosing between a 27.5″ based Plus tire or a 29″ based Plus tire. Not to mention the Stache geometry is unlike anything else on the market, and everyone that rides mine immediately wants to buy it because it's the most fun hardtail they've ever ridden. I've put well over 1,000 miles on both my Staches and have never had a single issue. So unless you like replacing parts or fixing other people's mistakes, having wheels re-laced with new hubs or just plan on buying a quality wheelset for a DB bike, I'd take a used Stache over one any day of the week. This includes the fact that I received the wrong model or size bike for all four orders placed, plus the attitude I've received from their customer service reps (I tried calling one guy but he would never answer his phone, so I got a hold of someone else and he finally called me back lecturing me about only dealing with one person.maybe try answering your damn phone).the cable routing on all of their bikes is consistently a fucking disaster, derailleur hangers always arrived bent to shit, and the hubs they use on their bikes, aside from maybe the top of the line Release 5C, are absolute trash and have grenaded on three separate bikes I've either owned or friends owned. But the number of errors present in the few orders I've placed is unacceptable. Now, I know most people don't have issues with Diamondback bikes. Probably never buy a Diamondback bike again. ![]() ![]() After owning two Staches (and still currently own a 2017 Stache 9.8) and owning/working on Diamondback bikes that I've purchased for myself or others through the corporate program, I will: ![]()
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