TREK STACHE 7 VS FARLEY 7 PATCH
TREK STACHE 7 VS FARLEY 7 FULL

The new Farley 9.9 is a 22 pound, North America-only build that gets custom 27.5 HED Big Half Deal wheels. Trek’s Farley hardtails have been on the market for a minute, but they’re getting a new all-carbon race version at the top of the line. Retail is $/€5,499 and $/€3,499, available for order at dealers now, delivery in August. The EX 8 gets Bontrager hubs with Sun Ringle Mulefut 80mm rims, SRAM GX 1×11 and Level brakes, Race Face Affect cranks and a KS eThirty Integra dropper post. Both get a Rockshox Bluto RL with 120mm travel. The 9.8 will get their 2500g Bontrager Wampa Carbon SL tubeless ready wheels and Hodag tires, SRAM X01/X1 bits with Guide brakes, Race Face Next SL cranks and the new Bontrager Drop Line dropper seatpost (more on that in a separate post). Max recommended tire size is 27.5 x 4.0, but it comes stock with 3.8s. A port on the bottom of the seat tube lets the cable inside for a stealth dropper post.Īxle spacing is 197×12 rear and 150×15 front. The 9.8 runs everything internally, but the EX 8 keeps brake and dropper lines outside the downtube. They share the same alloy seat- and chain stay tail. …and the Farley EX 8 has their Alpha Platinum Aluminum front end. The Farley EX 9.8 gets an OCLV carbon fiber front triangle… How? By simply flipping the Race Face direct mount chainrings around, moving the chainline out about 10mm without stretching the Q-factor. It uses the 121mm PFBB (100mm threaded equivalent) standard, and the mounting method means the bikes are 1x specific. It also gets their ABP concentric rear pivot/axle combo and Evo Link. The design and spec usage manages to build the pivots and tire clearance into a tight package, keeping the same Q-factor as their hardtail fat bikes.

TREK STACHE 7 VS FARLEY 7 FULL

The Farley EX gets their Full Floater suspension design with Penske designed Re:Aktiv Fox shocks on the back and a Rockshox Bluto up front. Grip it and rip it.įor those opposed to suspension with their giant tires, there’s also a new top-of-the-line Farley 9.9 rigid carbon hardtail with custom HED carbon wheels that’s a lightweight race rocket…

TREK STACHE 7 VS FARLEY 7 PATCH

Putting a tuned suspension on both ends of the bike lets them control the motion better, which further enhances traction. To cap it all off, they’re built around 27.5″ fat bike tires, not 26″, which puts an even bigger patch of rubber on the ground. With fat bike tires, you essentially have uncontrolled suspension coming from the big, inflated rubber. Going with a pure fat bike rather than “plus” tires gives them even more traction in all types of terrain, and the 120mm suspension gives you more bump control. Trek’s calling it an all-season bike, something that’s super versatile and uses the same design and performance of their standard full suspension trail bikes, so it works just as well in the desert, the mountains or the snow. It has an even broader usage range than the Farley hardtails.

So, the natural evolution to their line is full suspension with the all-new Trek Farley EX full suspension fat bike. Surprisingly, they say Nebraska, Kentucky, New Mexico, Arizona and Tennessee are the fastest growing states for fat bikes.

Fat bikes are Trek’s fastest growing category, and it’s not because there’s more snow.

Trek stache 7 vs farley 7