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pick build kits until around paragraph three, but that’s not my point. My point is that the Trek Full Stache is so capable, so monstrous, even its creators underestimated it. To be fair, I did too. My other experiences with 29+ were with Trek’s own Stache 9.8, a surprisingly nimble trail hardtail, and Salsa’s Deadwood, a conservative but adventurous full-suspension bike. Both are good at what they do, but neither excels at high speed. The 130-millimeter travel Full Stache does. In fact, I can’t point to any bike south of 170 millimeters that does a better job straightlining full speed through the confounding messes I like
