cube acid

Andrew_J_Heard

just picked this up today along with a wicked bike carrier from another member on here.



along with a wicked bike carrier from another member on here.

taken the bike out for a short ride. only 6 miles but after 5 years off a bike it hurt a bit.lol. and i am an absolute chicken off road at the moment.lol

specialeyes

It won't take long to gain that confidence on that, very capable and very nice machine!

matt@theforce

Thats a lovely looking bike, I bet your looking forward to many miles of outings

beverick

Good stuff.

I looked at the Acid, slipped through the LTDs and settled on the Reaction. I finally managed to liberate it from the LBS over the weekend.

They seem like good bikes with a high(ish) spec for the price.

As the Reaction has a lightweight frame and long(ish) wheelbase it's is more of a trail bike rather than all terrain bike but it picks up speed quickly, climbs well and is fairly sure footed over the rough stuff.

Bob

MountainMonster

Quite the funky colour there man! What's the weight like on those?

Andrew_J_Heard

Catalogue says it all comes in at 12.8 kg. So not bad for the price. Think the reaction is just over 10kg.

beverick

Andrew_J_Heard wrote:

Catalogue says it all comes in at 12.8 kg. So not bad for the price. Think the reaction is just over 10kg.

The carbon reaction is 10.?, my aluminium version is just over 11. It feels lighter on the road though.

Bob

Andrew_J_Heard

Depends which u got. Think they are 10.3 up to 11.3 ish

Tonyp_iom

Yeah nice little bikes for the money, the cube Reactions are supper value for money! 1399 for a full carbon bike with reba forks, and 10speed! bargin!

yorkshire_man

Fantastic bike! Can't be beaten for the money, looking at one myself atm though where's the compromise!?

Mich

I'm a great fan of the red and white or blue and white colour schemes but this is fantastic!

Andrew_J_Heard

Only compromise is the forks in alot of peoples eyes. But worth bearing with for a while before upgrading if you decided to.

Ye pedals ain't brill. Was going to try spds but I'm so bloody nervy and rubbish off road at the mo that I might stick with flats for a bit. Will see

welshkev

nice bike mate, now you'll have to get out on a ride with us

Stupidboypike

http://www.flickr.com/photos/34732027@N05/5615445091/
My 2010

Andrew_J_Heard

Nice 2010! Like the colours.

Will definitely head out at some point kev but need a but more fitness first. So so poor on the fitness front that you'd lap me! Lol

Stupidboypike

Cheers mate.

I think the paint jobs are real quality on them all.

Andrew_J_Heard

Ye I think so. I got Suckered by the green and grey from the catalogue.

Damn nice bikes to ride! I'm not doing her justice yet though! Lol

angry_bird

Andrew_J_Heard wrote:

Catalogue says it all comes in at 12.8 kg. So not bad for the price. Think the reaction is just over 10kg.

12.8kg in the catalogue??? My brother's acid comes in a lot closer to the 14kg mark

Andrew_J_Heard

http://www.cube.eu/en/hardtail/comp-ser ... ite-green/

angry_bird

Manufacturers never tell you to what standards their products are weighed or how accurate they are, it looks better if they're lighter obviously. That said my brothers is 2010, yours will probably be a couple of hundred grams lighter than his with the spec changes, but IIRC when he bought his the claimed weight was still 12.8kg.

Anyway that's beside the point, nice looking bike you've got there. I've had a few plays on the brothers, other than the forks (and stock pedals) which seem the weak point it's a fun bike to ride.