Ghost Lector FS SF Essential 2025

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 · €2,500 – €3,000

• Cube Stereo ONE44 C:68X SLX 2023 at Multicycle€2,700EUR 299 cheaper, GX Eagle AXS instead of XT, decent aluminium rather than unidentified wheels, 12.6 kg vs 12.98 kg.

What you get

Frame

Carbon LECTOR FS LC

Drivetrain

Shimano XT, 12-speed (mixed build)

Wheels

model not recognised: -

Brakes

not stated by the shop: not scored

Weight

12.98 kg as published

Power meter

No

Suspension

full suspension

Fork

FOX 34, the maker's mid series, 100 mm travel

Rear shock

FOX Float DPS, the maker's upper series

Wheel size

29"

Tyres

Schwalbe Racing Ralph Performance 2.25

The compromises

• Mixed groupset: not every component is Shimano XT.
• Mechanical shifting, at a price where electronic groupsets are common.
• Wheels not identified from the listing, so we scored them level with basic aluminium rather than guess.

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 2 shops, matched on the same manufacturer barcode at every shop

• BikeExchange· this listingcheapest in stock€2,999in stock: XLopen
• Bike-Mailorder€4,699not in stockopen

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

Price so far

• BikeExchange states an RRP of €4,699 (36% off). That is the shop's claim; we rank on today's price, never on the discount.

How sure we are