It has adjustable rebound on both front and rear. brakes are good for price and finishing kit is reasonable too. 26" wheels are fine - the shift is marketing hype that you seem to lap up. This is very good for the price.

Anyone know if you can lock the rear suspension off on this?

I looked at this bike last month and was about to pay £700 for it. Glad I didnt now and may buy it now.

This bike should be cheap and nasty, a full-sus for under £500! But the reviews it gets are always good, no just the odd review but all reviews consistently say the same thing so hot from me :sunglasses:

btwin bikes bang for buck you cannot go wrong. life time warranty on the frame 2 year on other none wearable parts what ever they may be. personally found decathlon customers service to be very good as well and no issues sorting replacements etc.
Defo gonna nip and see if I can pick one up tomorrow. :smile:

Probably great, especially for the money, but seems only M size, and also none in London (from Stock check).
Maybe orderable 'online' but I did not check as not really in the market at the moment.

Outrageous. The brakes are pretty awful and the finishing kit is cheap, and that fork doesn't have any adjustable damping, and it's using the 26" wheel standard which is all but dead and buried, but a full sus that isn't complete garbage for £500, who knew it.

All the components seems good quality, pretty average parts for xc / freeride.
13.7kg weight is fairly light which is good.
Lock-out rear suspension which is good for climbing.
Hydraulic Avid brakes for sharp quick response braking.
Good quality Mavic wheels.
Plenty of BTWIN components like hubs, saddle, handlebars, which should be good as they're part of the Decathlon Group.

Heat from me.

Sorry - did I offend your delicate sensibilities somehow? I wasn't saying '26 is sh*t, 650b 4lyfe yo' I was saying it's a cheap full sus largely because it's on 26" wheels. Whatever your opinion of them there's no questioning the fact that they have gone the way of the dodo, people have voted with their wallets. Which is good for now, look at that price - but what about in three years when you kill a rim on this thing and you literally can't find a replacement because no-one besides the artisinal wheel builders makes them any more?

I was wrong about the damping, and though that cartridge is about as sophisticated as leaf springs it does get the job done.

As for the brakes, we'll agree to disagree there as I've got three sets of Avids sitting around waiting for their inevitable death. Anything budget with 'Avid' on it should be in the bin already, they simply don't work.

In case it wasn't clear in my first post, I do think this is a great price - spend £500 on the bike and £60 replacing those brakes and you'll have a respectable bike with an outdated drivetrain and wheelset. All that said, anyone who's considering buying it is going to get a lot more out of and learn a lot more from a midrange used hardtail...