Cube Aim ONE salmon and

Where it stands

Priced below the market rate for its equipment, but another bike in its price range is priced further below it in the sizes where both are in stock. That is the only reason it is not the pick.

Our pick · Under €1,000

• Cube Reaction C:62 ONE 2023 at Multicycle€800EUR 301 more expensive, SX Eagle instead of CUES, unidentified rather than basic aluminium wheels, carbon rather than aluminium frame, 11.7 kg vs 15.3 kg.

What you get

Frame

Aluminium Aluminium Lite, AMF, Double Butted, Internal Cable Routing, Flat Mount Brake, SIC Mount, FM Kickstand Mount

Drivetrain

Shimano CUES, 9-speed

Wheels

Aluminium, basic aluminium ACID Pro 25, 32/32 Spokes, QR/QR, Tubeless Ready

Brakes

Hydraulic disc, 2-piston, the maker's base series

Weight

15.3 kg as published

Power meter

No

Suspension

hardtail (front suspension only)

Fork

SR Suntour XCS, 100 mm travel

Tyres

CUBE MTB, Draht, 2.25

The compromises

• 9-speed drivetrain, fewer gears than the 11- and 12-speed groupsets on most mountain bikes.
• Basic aluminium wheels.
• 15.3 kg, on the heavy side for a mountain bike; the ranking's reference weight is 14.4 kg.

Your size

What Bike-Discount lists, and what it has today

This brand publishes no centimetre equivalence we can verify, so the bike appears only when you pick a letter size.

Where to buy

Bike-Discount is the only one of the 22 shops we check that sells this bike.

Price so far

• Last one in M, last one in L.

How sure we are