Cube Elite C:68X SLX 2023

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 · €4,500 – €5,000

• Cube Phenix C:68X SLT 2026 at Multicycle€4,549EUR 450 cheaper, XX SL Eagle AXS Transmission instead of XTR, entry-level carbon rather than good carbon wheels, includes a power meter.

What you get

Frame

Carbon C:68X® Monocoque Advanced Twin Mold Technology, ARG2, Tapered Headtube, PressFit BB, Boost 12x148mm, Internal Cable Routing, Dropper Post ready

Drivetrain

Shimano XTR, 12-speed

Wheels

Carbon, good carbon Newmen Advanced SL X.A.30 Carbon, 28/28 Spokes, 15x110mm/12x148mm, Tubeless Ready

Brakes

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

Weight

not stated by the shop: not scored

Power meter

No

Suspension

hardtail (front suspension only)

Fork

FOX 32 SC, the maker's top series, 100 mm travel

Tyres

Schwalbe Racing Ralph, Super Race, Addix Speed, Kevlar, 2.25

The compromises

• Mechanical shifting, at a price where electronic groupsets are common.
• No power meter, which many bikes at this price include.
• 2023 model year.

Your size

What BikeExchange 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

The same bike at 3 shops, matched on the same manufacturer barcode at every shop

• BikeExchange· this listingcheapest in stock€4,999in stock: Mopen
• bikes.decheapest in stock€4,999in stock: Mopen
• B.O.C.€4,999not in stockopen

Our pick is the cheapest shop that actually has your size, not the lowest headline price.

Price so far

How sure we are