Focus Super Bud Your All-Round Mtb Bike . In races, mountainous regions or city forest- wherever you are, the Super Bud and its bigger brother the Super Bud 29R keeps you a pace ahead. Quick, comfortable and stylish. The Super Bud model range is for all-round use which stands out, yet remains low-key.
Ride and Handling :
whereas the relatively slack angles and long low dimensions as to the focus look promising, it rarely realises its potential. firstly, mud or wet roots and rocks trip along the tyres badly. swapping them isn’t a huge deal, however the cockpit will not something that you should inspire confidence either.
narrow bars and relatively long stems work okay to actually stabilise a relatively steep head angle, however with the use of a a lot of relaxed front finish there’s a tendency for it to actually flop sideways at low speeds and reactions are slow and overplayed when it’s role is slip. that suggests that the kronolog post and consistently controlled suspension never very be able to arrive at press home their advantage on technical descents.
the steep seat angle is created even steeper in reality by your inline seatpost, and therefore the long back finish suggests that less weight by the rear tyre. mix this with noticeable twist down the chainstay axis ( visible flex is centred by the sharp upswept tips to actually the most pivot ) and as soon because it gets slightly sideways it flicks right round if you do don’t feather traction immediately.
there’s too a soft feel in the pedals for the exact reason, and this allied to actually a high weight suggests that it’s a relatively labour-intensive climbing and accelerating bike by a giant margin.
the low bottom bracket suggests that regular pedal strikes on rough ground. it might cruise smoothly and tap out tempo fine in the shock within the trail mode, however even then speed is certainly gained rather than just gifted compared to actually different bikes.
Frame and Equipment :
with the use of a tapered head tube, 142x12mm rear axle, generous tyre clearance, chainstay-mounted brake and fully-cased cables, the focus ticks most up to date trail chassis boxes. the chunky single-piece h-linkage and prime tube shock mount with dropper cable guide are purposeful too.
shimano’s xt cluster – with an xtr rear highlight – isn’t as light-weight as sram counterparts, however delivers benchmark shifting and stopping reliability, whereas fox’s ctd shock and fork offer effective three-mode adjustment for sleek climbs, general riding and technical descending.
the dt swiss wheels are tight and trustworthy, however the continental tyres absolutely really undoubtedly are a plastic disappointment at this price. the combine as to the significant kronolog dropper seatpost and therefore the narrow carbon wrap bars and stem is a wierd one too.
it’s temptingly well-equipped, however slippery tyres, high weight as well as a mismatched dropper post rear and xc front choke the potential of what could possibly be a stable and reliable ride.
Details :
Frame: Marathon 29R 100 mm, alloy
Fork: FOX 32 Float CTD Evolution 100 mm, 15 mm thru-axle system
Rear shock: FOX Float CTD Evolution
Wheelset: DT Swiss X 1600 Spline, thru-axle system
Gear ratio: front 42/32/24, rear 11-36
Number of Gears: 30
Rear derailleur: Shimano XTR Plus
Crankset: Shimano XT
Brakes: Shimano XT
Handlebar: FSA SLK, 670 mm
Color: Polarwhite/Slategrey (Red) matt
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