Ghost RIOT TRAIL ESSENTIAL High dark grey/rusty 2026

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 · €2,500 – €3,000

• Cube Stereo ONE44 C:68X SLX 2023 at Multicycle€2,700GX Eagle AXS instead of SLX, decent aluminium rather than basic aluminium wheels, carbon rather than aluminium frame, 12.6 kg vs 15.45 kg.

What you get

Frame

Aluminium

Drivetrain

Shimano SLX, 12-speed (mixed build)

Wheels

Aluminium, basic aluminium VR: WTB ST Light i30, HR: WTB ST Light i30 | SHIMANO MT400-B | SHIMANO MT410-B

Brakes

Hydraulic disc, 4-piston, the maker's base series

Weight

15.45 kg as published

Power meter

No

Suspension

full suspension

Fork

FOX 34, the maker's entry series, 140 mm travel

Rear shock

FOX Float DPS, the maker's mid series

Wheel size

27.5"

Tyres

VR: Schwalbe Nobby Nic Evo Super Ground, 62-584, HR: Schwalbe Energizer Activ Plus, 37-622

The compromises

• Mixed groupset: not every component is Shimano SLX.
• Mechanical shifting, at a price where electronic groupsets are common.
• Basic aluminium wheels.
• Aluminium frame, at a price where carbon is common.
• 15.45 kg, on the heavy side for a mountain bike; the ranking's reference weight is 14.7 kg.

Your size

What bikes.de lists, and what it has today

Centimetre equivalents are the ones the shop prints beside each letter size.

Where to buy

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

• Bike-Mailorder€1,571.90not in stockopen
• bikes.de· this listingcheapest in stock€2,699in stock: M (44 cm)open

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

Price so far

How sure we are