Cube Acid2010?

Ironic

Hi everyone

Need some advise is possible as been reading some different reports on the Cube Acid bike some say there good and some say the not so good now im confused

gonna be using it for some Xc and some light downhill if its upto it

so really want to know from people that have one or used one to get there honest report before i go out and buy one

Its gonna be my first bike for years last bike i went on was a bmx back in the 80s so its been a while

thanks in advance for any advise given

nicklouse

yes it will be fine for riding down hill but not for DH.

it is an XC bike and will take what ever you find on an XC trail so some drops etc.

has a poor fork on it and average kit.

Sodfoster

I have just bought the 2010 Acid really impressed with it although I do agree with nicklouse that the fork is a bit poor. Although it is pretty standard kit (like most bikes under £800) the frame is the same one as last years LTD so defiantly worth upgrading over time.

Ironic

I have read about the forks not being upto much is there any other bike for the same amount of money that you would suggest maybe something that would be upto some DH mainly with a little XC ....sorry for all the questions im just confussed as hell atm lol

Sodfoster

The Revolution triad 2.0 got a great write up in what mountain bike last month! Its a great spec for the money!

The cube is a good bike though I'm well please with mine!

slow but steady

Hi,
I'm no expert but I found this:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=43059
2009 model

Ironic

thanks for your comments gonna do a bit more reading before i decide

xone

If you want a CUBE that does everything buy the Fritzz. It's an AM rig that you can hone into what you like.

Ironic

would love a fritzz xone unfortunatly cant really aford more than £800 at moment ......was looking at the fritzz maybe next year just want something for now to get me going for a year while i save some dosh so i can afford what i really want

Rich9

decent enough frame, crap fork, reasonable group set. I've had mine for 18mths ands it been done what I need it to, however I did upgrade the forks about 6 months ago.

For generally XC and bashing about its fine, but I certainly wouldnt put in the DH category. I've done trail centres on it and been fine, but as standard it would nt take too much of a hammering beacuse of the Dart 3 fork. first time at Dalby on them was quite painful, and my wrist ached like fcuk afterwards

Ironic

thanks for all your help and advice

i picked up my cube acid today ...decided to use it for a year and save for a DH bike for next year so i got the best of both worlds

Sodfoster

Congrat's on the purchase, what colour did you get?

I've had mine for about two weeks now and have been thrashing it around the Pentland's near Edinburgh in all weathers with no problems. My only concerns are the smart sams don't offer much grip at this time of year and the Dart 3's will need upgrading sooner rather than later (mainly because they are quiet heavy). I also added some V8's and Lizard skins as I didn't like the standard grip (to small for my hands). I'm off to Glentress next weekend so I'll let you know how it copes.

Ironic

hopefully going to get out tomorrow looking into places to go around where i live in torbay south devon my only concern was the forks the man in the shop said they were 100mm and when i said about upgradeing them he said it would upset the geometry of the bike( not sure it this is true) the grips seem ok for me as i have only got small hands but im sure i will change few things after i have been out a few times

i chose the black colour by the way was torn between the two colours but gave into the black

let me know how you get on interested to see how you get on

Sodfoster

Will do, let me know how you get on also.

Re forks: I'm looking at getting some Recons, although buying any fork that is within 80mm-130mm travel wont alter the geometry too much!

Rich9

Change the forks to a better quality 100m fork. Not going to upset the geometry then. I put Recons on a few months ago. Much better than the Pogstick 3's

Ironic

sodfoster ref the tyres any idea whats the max size you can go upto on the rims on the bile was lookng and getting some maxis and no idea what they can take

thebikechain

Sodfoster wrote:

Will do, let me know how you get on also.

Re forks: I'm looking at getting some Recons, although buying any fork that is within 80mm-130mm travel wont alter the geometry too much!

Hiya

Glad to hear you are getting some miles in, if you want to hook up with one of our shop rides, when we get our finger out and some time to organise them again then let me know.

Keep an eye on our facebook page for news of them.

Mark