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Spotted a Cube LTD on sale for £600 and just wondering if anyone who has ridden one can think of any reason why that's not a bargain?
Specs are:
[b]Forks[/b] Recon TK Air, 100mm, Poploc
[b]RD[/b] Deore XT RD-M780 Shadow 10-speed
[b]FD[/b] Deore FD-M590, Top Swing 34.9mm
[b]Shifter[/b] Deore SL-M591, Rapidfire-Plus
[b]Rings [/b] Shimano FC-M552 2-Piece 42x32x24T, 175mm
[b]Headset[/b] FSA No.10 semi-integrated
[b]Stem[/b] Easton EA30 Oversized
[b]Bars[/b] Easton EA30 Lowriser
[b]Brakes[/b] Formula RX hydraulic disc brake (180/160mm)
[b]Rims[/b] Alex ZX 24
[b]Hubs [/b] M475 Disc
[b]Tyres[/b] Schwalbe Rapid Rob Performance 2.25
It's mail order, but I've ridden a Cube (Attention) before and loved the feel of it - much more comfortable than my current bike, Kona Blast (2007).
They are often used as hire bikes at trail centres, they're a good bike
What does the equivalent Canyon cost?
The closest equivalent I can find on the Canyon site would be the Yellowstone 5.0L for £689, which is very similarly specced:
Same fork
Avid Elixir 1
Derailleurs: SLX Rear, Deore Front
Continental X Kings 2.2
Good suggestion to check, but unless that Yellowstone 5.0 frame is better, I would say the Cube edges it?
My other half has a wimminz Cube with a slightly uprated spec to that. It's a very, very nice bike for the money.
nice bike, you'll probably need to swap out the saddle, the selle Italia ones they come with are heavy, hard and uncomfortable.
Absolutely, I have an SDG Bel Air on my Kona that I'd probably swap over straight away and possibly my tyres and grips too - happy with my contact points on my bike, so seems silly to change.
The Dart 2 forks and heavy frame are getting a bit tiresome though, so I'm hoping the Cube will be a lot livelier if I take the plunge.