CUBE LTD SL 29er

GaryM1
GaryM1 Posts: 14
edited May 2013 in MTB buying advice
Looking for a nice hardtail 29er, can anyone tell me if the spec on this ltd sl can be bettered for the money or is this pretty good ?

http://www.cube.eu/en/hard/cross-country/ltd-sl-29-black//url]



Thanks
Gary

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  • chez_m356
    chez_m356 Posts: 1,893
    GaryM1 wrote:
    Looking for a nice hardtail 29er, can anyone tell me if the spec on this ltd sl can be bettered for the money or is this pretty good ?

    http://www.cube.eu/en/hard/cross-countr ... 29-black//
    a few £'s more but tapered steerer, thru axels front and rear, mavic wheels http://www.canyon.com/_en/mountainbikes ... ab-reiter2
    Specialized Hardrock Sport Disc 10- CANYON Nerve AM 6 2011
  • plasma_man
    plasma_man Posts: 129
    This is the bike I have, I like it, but had to change the bar and seat to make it more comfortable. In standard form, my hands were numb and sore after 5 miles, sore back too. I like the flat bar during the test but not after a few miles!

    I then read the MBR hard tail review in this months mag and see they put he pro model right at the bottom in the group test, they hated it basically due to the over rigid frame and crap fork (sl version has a good fork at least ). They loved the Scott Scale 960 though. It looks nice and is a bit cheaper I think, you might want to consider it.
    - 2013 Cube LTD, SL 29, grey / black.
  • plasma_man
    plasma_man Posts: 129
    Hi Gary

    Just to add, my review sounds a bit negative, I have a few km´s with the SL 29 now and I really love it, the 29er really flatters my fitness. I am very comfortable on it. The front fork is a peach, the CTD feature works very well, climb mode has little bob, trail is well dampened and descent has a little more travel. The brakes have great feel and are powerful. Like I said, maybe the bike suits you straight away, for me I needed to make some small adjustment and then all was fine. The Cube SL´s look the bollocks too! I had a black one before so this time I got the grey colour.

    One other thing, the standard Rapid Robs are very good tyres, best stick on something better that suits the trails you will be riding, I have Panaracer CG´s, but there are plenty good tyres out there if you google around.

    I´m just in from my 4th ride on the bike and can´t wait to get back out, if only spring would start some time and stay for good!

    I think the bad MBR review could be to do with the crap fork on that model, maybe it just brings the whole feeling of the bike to a lower level.
    - 2013 Cube LTD, SL 29, grey / black.

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