Description
Cube Acid 29" Hardtail Mountain Bike
Acids can dissolve certain materials easily. Why call a bike Acid? We've got our reasons. Simply put, our Acid hardtail dissolves tricky trail sections quicker than you'd think. With its high quality frame, neutral handling and performance-orientated features, it leaves nothing to be desired.
Frame building technologies are evolving constantly. The Acid's 6061 aluminium frame with mechanically formed top and down tubes, interior cable routing and tidy details like the rear disc mount put it right at the cutting edge. Reworked Agile Ride Geometry gives the Acid the kind of balanced-but-lively handling that means you can go full throttle. The frame is disc-specific and features our very durable, multi-layer wet paint finish.
Manitou's functionally superb M30 air suspension fork with 100mm travel and bar-mounted lockout lends the Acid a touch of exclusivity. It's also particularly light thanks to its aluminium steerer - a feature rarely seen at this price. The 3x10 Shimano Deore transmission with compact crank (40x30x22) and direct mount XT derailleur delivers crisp, accurate shifts even under load. Hydraulic Shimano BR-M615 disc brakes with Servo-Wave Technology bring the Acid to a halt reliably, while the 180mm front rotor is perfect for longer descents. And the CUBE cockpit incorporates Shimano I-Spec, ensuring optimal integration of gear and brake components.
Features:
Frameset:
Frame: Aluminium Lite, AMF, Internal Cable Routing, Easy Mount Kickstand Ready
Forks: Manitou M30 Air, Remote Lockout, 100mm
Groupset:
Chainset: Shimano Deore FC-M612, 40x30x22T, 175mm
Brake/Shift Levers: Shimano Deore SL-M610-I, direct attach
Front Derailleur: Shimano Deore FD-M611 Downswing, 31.8mm
Rear Derailleur: Shimano XT, RD-M781-DSGSL, Shadow, Direct Mount, 10-Speed
Cassette: Shimano CS-HG50, 11-36
Chain: Shimano CN-HG54
Wheelset:
Rims: CUBE ZX24
Front Hub: Shimano SLX Disc HB-M675 Centrelock
Rear Hub: Shimano SLX Disc FH-M675 Centrelock
Tyres: Schwalbe Smart Sam, Active, 2.25"
Components:
Front Brake: Shimano Deore BR-M615, Hydr. Disc Brake 180
Rear Brake: Shimano Deore BR-M615, Hydr. Disc Brake 160
Handlebars: Rise Trail Bar 700mm/15mm 9°
Grips: CUBE Performance Grip
Headset: FSA No.10, Semi-Integrated
Stem: CUBE Performance Stem 6°
Saddle: CUBE Active 1.1
Seatpost: CUBE Performance Post, 27.2mm
Seatclamp: CUBE Varioclose, 31.8mm
Pedals: CUBE PP MTB
Weight: 12.6kg/27.7lbs
Technologies:
Advanced Mechanical Forming: With their Advanced Mechanical Forming technology Cube can mechanically transform different frame tubes and thus optimize them without material-wearing welding work for the respective requirements. Along the obtained organic look, the production method is primarily motivated by functional reasons. Multiple converted tubes enable the manufacture of lighter and also stiffer aluminium frames.
Agile Ride Geometry: Cube ran innumerable tests to develop the Agile Ride Geometry in their series of big wheel bikes. Three important details resulted. Increased fork offsets allows for the same trail as Cube's 26in bikes without having to steepen the head angle, thus maintaining generous toe clearance to the front wheel. Secondly they shortened the chain stays without compromising the seat angle. A patented construction to mount the front derailleur gives more tyre clearance while keeping a conventional seat angle, leading to a perfect riding position for every rider size. Last but not least the BB height remains the same as on their 26in bikes. These measures lead to a natural riding position. Every mountain biker will feel immediately at home on a CUBE 29er or 27.5.
Aluminium Lite: 6061 aluminium alloy requires a heat treatment for the finished product. It is a stiff, very corrosion resistant, fatigue resistant, high-elongation material suitable for light tubesets with high stiffness.
Easy Mount Kickstand: The Easy Mount Kick Stand is a new system developed and designed by CUBE. The base of the stand is mounted from below to a fitting plate integrated to the frame and fixed with a through bolt. This kick stand is extremely stiff and solid through the enlarged contact areas between base and frame which gives a stable stand even with loaded panniers.
Frame Safe System: To protect their high-end aluminium frames from damage, they are built with the CUBE Frame Save System replaceable derailleur hanger. The mounting thread is in the hanger and not in the frame as usual. In case of a crash, this hanger can be easily and quickly replaced by a new one.
Integrated Cable Routing: Internally routed cables offer many advantages. Cables are protected from dirt for longer life, weight is saved thanks to the absence of external housing and the bike has a clean, sleek appearance.
Wet Paint Surface: On polished, brushed aluminium and all HPC frames, the logos and graphics are applied in multi-layer wet paint. Cube use this surface treatment technology mainly to save weight.
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great price. I paid considerably more three years ago! great find :smile:

Amazing price for a bike with an air fork and Deore groupset! Does it actually come with a kickstand though... :neutral_face:

If only I had a spare 500 to spend! Great find

Tempted by this, not sure I need another bike, but can't resist a bargain.

This or bizango if I could get that for £432

Suitable for offroad too with minimum standard deore, not sure how good the manitou fork will be , it seems rockshox airforks for under £800 bikes is no more

Good bike for the money :smiley:

Hi I am really interested in this bike. Does it come with no pedals as shown on the site and how are the front forks with servicing and going wrong at all? I won't be doing wild off roading. Thanks

Only XL 21 inch frame in grey left and Better bikes out there for this price range can be found.

The forks on this are poor as are the brakes.

a triple deore setup without guard will eat your pants for breakfast quite literally, my cube has chewed through jeans, trackies and combats, it's appetite is insatiable. yeah you could buy a guard buy everyone knows that guards and street cred are inversely proportional :stuck_out_tongue:

also new season of bikes are launching so this is a good time in general to bag a bargain on last year's models, good luck all <3

nice spec, personally I dont like the look of the skinny top tube.

Looking for another bike after my current Cube frame cracked. Not impressed with Cube after sales to be honest. I've emailed them about this but not even had a reply (other than an 'auto-response')

So I'm going to avoid Cube in the future!

Click Me!!

€700 on their Irish site!

Don't think their currency converter is working properly!

Well my comment was posted today when there is only XL in grey so is correct.

Looks like I've upset a cube fanboy. Oh dear .. :disappointed:

I also never said I have a link for a better bike at £465.49. Learn to read ffs, I said better bikes Are out there for the price range.

UNDER £500

Ghost Kato 2
Marin Bobcat Trail 9.3
Norco Storm 7.1
Saracen Mantra
Vitus Nucleus 275 VR

UNDER £700

B’Twin Rafal 700
Canyon Grand Canyon AL 5.9
Scott Scale 970
Trek X-Caliber 8
Voodoo Bizango 29ER
Whyte 801

Nice bike, shame the black one is OOS.

Thnaks for input... Not a fan boy but just like people to back up their comments so thumbs up in that regard
Ghost Kato reviews are poor
Marin Bobcats decent enough
My Wifes got a Norco 7.1 and I like it
The saracen rarely changes year to year and always seems to gets decent reviews

How does this bike compare to a Specialized Rockhopper Sport 29 (2017) priced at £475?

OOS