Head angle sits at a slack 67 degrees, 25.1-inch top tube, and a 12.8-inch bottom bracket. Smaller frames get shorter stays, larger get longer stays, a feature rarely seen outside of custom builders. Geometry plays the main role here, with a yoke allowing for 16.7-inch chainstays on my size large. But you can’t ride appearances, and fortunately there is plenty of serious performance to back up the minty paint job. Something about this bike just looks so proportional to me, from the size of the wheels, to the curve of the seat tube, to the angle of the fork everything lines up to make a right smart looking ride. Fortunately no one listened, otherwise the wouldn’t exist, and that would be a damn shame. But it was years ago that certain media types declared the hardtail dead. I’m guilty of it myself recently in regards to singlespeeds (they make better zombies anyway).
Tester: Eric McKeegan Age: 41, Height: 5’11″, Weight: 155 lbs., Inseam: 31” Price: $2,425 Sizes: S, M, L (tested), XL As a society, we seem fond of declaring things dead. Each bike was hand picked, not just for its price, but its components, geometry and modern features.įrom Issue #189., and keep an eye out for full reviews of each. These are great bikes for the price, and we’ll leave it up to you about what to spend. We could call them affordable, budget, real-world, blue-collar or college-fund-friendly, but someone would take offense at our assumption of disposable income level. This is our third annual roundup of trail bikes that aren’t priced to the stratosphere.
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