BikePilgrim

I have been demoing the Stache 9 the past week. Trek hooked me up for the SandBox Showdown- A ride 30 plus mile ride(race for some-drink beer casual ride for others). Tucson AZ offers hundreds of miles of sandy washes. I've spent countless hours riding them on my Santa Cruz Tallboy and run a 2.5" tire. The difference of the extra half inch is incredible. This bike has devoured everything I have thrown it's way. I'm climbing over rocks I've never cleared before, gliding through the deepest sand, and railing single track. I've only found one thing I don't like. When lifting it over fences or into a truck, my finger has been mashed between the fork and the frame. Not that I'm aware of it, it won't happen again. I am hoping that I get a chance to head up to the snow before I return the bike or that somehow Trek forgets they gave me the Stache 9 and I can keep playing all winter. All in all, I can see this bike replacing the Tallboy as my go to iron horse.