Advice on Cube acid 2012

Jake10
Jake10 Posts: 7
edited May 2012 in MTB buying advice
Im looking at buying a hardtail mountain bike for a mixture of trail & road riding. I've come across the cube acid which i really like the look of. Can anybody give me any adive on this bike, value for money, quality of components etc etc?? And will the bike cope with the majority of Red rated trail runs? The bike cost's about £770.

I see alot of good things said about the voodoo hoodoo and rockrider but how does this bike compare (apart from being more expensive!)

The spec is;

14", 16", 18", 20", 22"
Alu Lite AMF 6061 RFR-Geometry, Disc only
grey 'n'_blue
Rock Shox Recon TK Air, 100mm, Poploc
FSA No.10 semi-integrated
Easton EA30 Oversized
Easton EA30 Lowriser Oversized
CUBE Performance Grip
Shimano Deore XT RD-M780 Shadow 10-speed
Shimano Deore FD-M590 Top Swing 34,9mm, 10-speed
Shimano Deore SL-M591 Rapidfire-Plus, 10-speed
Shimano BR-M445 hydr. discbrake(160/160mm)
Shimano FC-M522 42x32x24T, 175mm, with BB-ES25
Alex ZX 24
Shimano HB-RM66 Disc
Shimano FH-RM66 Disc
DT Industry
Schwalbe Smart Sam 2.25
Impac AV14
Fasten Alu
Scape Active 8
Easton EA30 31,6mm
Scape Varioclose 34.9mm
black 'n'_white: 12,8 kg // grey 'n'_blue: 12,8 kg

Cheers Guys!

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  • Chunkers1980
    Chunkers1980 Posts: 8,035
    It's very similar to the £500 RockRider, same fork. Gears on the Cube perhaps shade the RR, but the RR comes with HTII cranks.

    But there's not £270 difference.
  • TP1006
    TP1006 Posts: 7
    I initially looked at the Cube Acid, but having found this forum (and the actual review of the Voodoo Hoodoo on this site) I took a punt on the VH. Absolutely love it, for the price especially whilst at £449 its a huge difference on the Cube.
    That said, as i was advised here, go and sit on them, see how the feel etc., I was unable to get to Decathlon so only looked at the VH and the Acid, even the guy selling the cube was honest and said for just starting out the VH was a lot of bike.
  • Twelly
    Twelly Posts: 1,437
    If you do go for the Acid, you will save money buying from here:
    http://www.bike-discount.de/shop/k1860/ ... white.html

    £639.00 at the current conversion rate.

    I bought a Cube LTD Pro last month from them and all was good. I saved £100 over buying from LBS
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  • Chunkers1980
    Chunkers1980 Posts: 8,035
    That's not the same bike. Forks not the same, even if they were it is still not worth the 140 difference.
  • Twelly
    Twelly Posts: 1,437
    http://www.bike-discount.de/shop/k1830/ ... -blue.html

    My bad, copied the wrong link! Same price.
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  • Twelly
    Twelly Posts: 1,437
    And I agree, Rockrider is better value. Just sharing the link in case OP does go with the Acid.
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  • Jake10
    Jake10 Posts: 7
    Thanks for the advice guys! I like the voodoo and RR but I'm not to concerend spending a little bit more as I can tak adavantage of 0% finance at most places, so although the voodoo and RR are better value which is actually the better speced compared to the Acid? I've also found this giant xtc 2 2011. Is this spec alot better then the acid?


    Frame
    AluxX SL aluminium, Fluid FormedTM

    Forks
    RockShox Recon Gold TK Solo Air, aluminium steerer, 100mm travel

    Rear Derailleur
    Shimano SLX Shadow

    Front Derailleur
    Shimano SLX

    Shifters
    Shimano SLX 30 speed

    Chainset
    Shimano M552 24/32/42

    Bottom Bracket
    Shimano Integrated Press Fit

    Chain
    Shimano HG74

    Freewheel
    Shimano HG81 11-36

    Stem
    Giant Connect

    Handlebars
    Giant Connect low riser

    Front Brake
    Shimano 445 hydraulic discs 160mm rotors

    Rear Brake
    Shimano 445 hydraulic discs 160mm rotors

    Brake Levers
    Shimano 505

    Rims
    Giant S-XC2 DW aluminium

    Front Hub
    Giant Tracker

    Rear Hub
    Shimano M525

    Spokes
    Stainless Steel

    Tyres
    Maxxis Crossmark 26x2.1"

    Saddle
    Giant XtC

    Seatpost
    Giant Connect

    Pedals
    NO PEDALS SUPPLIED WITH THIS BIKE - WHY NOT CHECKOUT THE PEDAL DEALS IN OUR DISCOUNT BOX
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    If it's the one from Pauls Cycles it's a serious deal.
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  • Jake10
    Jake10 Posts: 7
    cooldad wrote:
    If it's the one from Pauls Cycles it's a serious deal.


    Yes it is! Alot better then the Acid then? or just a little?
  • Jake10
    Jake10 Posts: 7
    TwellySmat wrote:
    If you do go for the Acid, you will save money buying from here:
    http://www.bike-discount.de/shop/k1860/ ... white.html

    £639.00 at the current conversion rate.

    I bought a Cube LTD Pro last month from them and all was good. I saved £100 over buying from LBS


    Is this website safe to use?
  • Twelly
    Twelly Posts: 1,437
    I asked the same question before I ordered and got about 20 replies from various people saying they had ordered forks, tyres and complete bikes from there with no problems and quite often, quicker delivery than UK sites. Search the forum for "bike-discount.de any good?".

    As I said, I ordered my Cube from there and it arrived in good time, no problems at all.
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