Lapierre XR 9.9

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.

Where it stands across all sizes →

Our pick · €3,000 – €3,500

• Santa Cruz ***2. Wahl*** Santa Cruz Bronson CC / X01 / MX matte dark matter at BIKER-BOARDER€3,499EUR 100 more expensive, X01 Eagle instead of XX1 Eagle, decent aluminium rather than unidentified wheels.

What you get

Frame

Carbon HIGH, Carbon

Drivetrain

SRAM XX1 Eagle, 12-speed

Wheels

model not recognised: Lapierre XC 29, CL

Brakes

the maker's entry series

Weight

not stated by the shop: not scored

Power meter

No

Suspension

full suspension

Fork

RockShox SID SL, the maker's top series, 100 mm travel

Rear shock

RockShox, the maker's top series

Wheel size

29"

Tyres

Maxxis REKON RACE EXO TR 29x2.35" 120 TPI 3C MaxxTerra

The compromises

• 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 Statera 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

Statera is the only one of the 23 shops we check that sells this bike.

Price so far

• Statera states an RRP of €7,599 (55% off). That is the shop's claim; we rank on today's price, never on the discount.

How sure we are