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Ghost Kato Essential 27.5 AL 2025
Aluminium · Shimano Tourney 8-speed · 15.02 kg
Buy at BikeExchangeWhere it stands
In stock in XS · price read 07:32 today · unchanged since the last check
Where it stands
Priced close to what German shops charge for this level of equipment, so it does not clear the margin we require before naming a pick.
Our pick · Under €1,000
- Cube Reaction C:62 ONE 2023 at Multicycle€800EUR 72 more expensive, SX Eagle instead of Tourney, unidentified rather than basic aluminium wheels, carbon rather than aluminium frame, 11.7 kg vs 15.02 kg.
What you get
- Frame
- Aluminium KATO AL
- Drivetrain
- Shimano Tourney, 8-speed (mixed build)
- Wheels
- Aluminium, basic aluminium Rodi Excalibur XC19
- Brakes
- not stated by the shop: not scored
- Weight
- 15.02 kg as published
- Power meter
- No
- Suspension
- hardtail (front suspension only)
- Fork
- RST Blaze, 100 mm travel
- Wheel size
- 27.5"
- Tyres
- Mitas Ocelot 27x2.35
The compromises
- 8-speed drivetrain, fewer gears than the 11- and 12-speed groupsets on most mountain bikes.
- Mixed groupset: not every component is Shimano Tourney.
- Basic aluminium wheels.
- 15.02 kg, on the heavy side for a mountain bike; the ranking's reference weight is 14.4 kg.
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
BikeExchange is the only one of the 22 shops we check that sells this bike.
Price so far
€728 at every one of our 4 checks since 16 Sept.
Every check
| Checked | Price | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| 16/09/2026, 20:24:30 | €728 | limited |
| 17/09/2026, 07:30:02 | €728 | limited |
| 18/09/2026, 07:31:45 | €728 | limited |
| 19/09/2026, 07:32:03 | €728 | limited |
How sure we are
We read 6 of 7 key facts off BikeExchange's page; not stated: brakes. Anything we could not read is scored below the cheapest option, so a gap never flatters a bike.
Read 07:32 today. The full audit trail shows the source text behind every fact. Report a mistake
Full specification as published by BikeExchange
| Rahmenmaterial | ALUMINIUM |
|---|---|
| Gewicht* | 15.02 |
| Rahmen | KATO AL |
| Art der Bremse | Scheibenbremse |
| Bremse | Tektro HD-M275 180 mm Disc |
| Bremsscheibe vorne | ⌀ 180mm |
| Bremsscheiben | Tektro TR180-35 |
| Bremsscheibe hinten | ⌀ 180mm |
| Bremshebel | Tektro HD-M275 |
| Speichen | Sapim 2.0 |
| Laufrad vorne | Rodi Excalibur XC19 |
| Laufrad hinten | Rodi Excalibur XC19 |
| Nabe hinten | Shimano FH-TX505 QR 135 mm |
| Reifen hinten | Mitas Ocelot 27x2.35 |
| Laufradgröße | 27.5 |
| Reifen vorne | Mitas Ocelot 27x2.35 |
| Nabe vorne | Shimano HB-TX505 QR 100 mm |
| Display | - |
| Vorbau | Ground Fiftyone Dia. 31.8 mm |
| Steuersatz | 14106 |
| Lenker | Ground Fiftyone Dia. 31.8 mm 0/700 mm (XS) 0/720 mm (S) 0/740 mm (M-L) 0/760 (XL) |
| Griffe | MTB Grip |
| Schutzblech | - |
| Ständer | - |
| Licht hinten | - |
| Gepäckträger | - |
| Licht vorne | - |
| Umwerfer vorne | Shimano Tourney FD-TY700-TS6 |
| Schaltung | Shimano Acera |
| Kurbelgarnitur | Shimano FC-TY301 42-34-24 |
| Anzahl Gänge | 24 |
| Pedale | FPD NW-91K |
| Kassette | Shimano CS-HG-200-8 12-32 |
| Innenlager | BB-Thun |
| Umwerfer hinten | Shimano Acera RD-M360 8-S |
| Kettenführung | - |
| Kette / Riemen | KMC Z51 |
| Sattel | Selle Italia X-Base |
| Sattelklemme | GHOST XC 68 34.9 mm |
| Sattelstütze | GHOST SP DC1 31.6 mm |
| Gabel Bauart | Federgabel |
| Federweg vorne | 100mm |
| Dämpfer | - |
| Gabelhersteller | RST |
| Gabel | RST Blaze 100 mm |
| Jahr | 2025 |
The shop's feature list
- Aluminium
- Shimano Acera
- 27.5"
- Beschreibung