The Squatch is an aggressive steel 29er hardtail from the Yorkshire-based bike shop Stif. It follows on from the brand's popular 27.5in wheeled Morph hardtail, designed as a do-it-all bike adding bigger wheels and getting a contemporary geometry makeover to match.
The result is a bike that Stif boldly claims to be “more fun to ride than any other hardtail on the market”. After putting it to some serious testing there's no doubt it's “Well Bastard Fast” – their words, not ours – and if you can live with its quirks, the Stif Squatch could be one of the best hardtail mountain bikes around.
