00:00 - Intro
01:25 - Jamis Highpoint A2
04:28 - Vitus Nucleus 29 VR
07:38 - Carrera Fury 27.5
10:55 - Polygon XTRADA 5
15:20 - On-One Scandal SX
19:32 - Vitus Sentier 29
23:07 - Voodoo Bizango Pro
28:56 - Calibre Line T3-27
34:59 - Outro
Buying a good quality hardtail is often the first step on a rider’s MTB journey. And to ensure that you set off on this amazing adventure with your best foot forward, we’re always tweaking our Hardtail of the Year test in search of the best performing bikes for the money.
With that in mind, we’ve shuffled the format of the test once again. For 2023, all of the bikes in our Hardtail of the Year test are from direct to consumer brands. So in theory that should mean there are more killer bikes on test and way less filler. We also have two price points; £600-700 and £900-1000, with an even split of four bikes in each category.
So we have eight of the most competitively priced mountain bikes on the market right now. All have aluminium frames, suspension forks, self-adjusting hydraulic disc brakes, sturdy 2-piece chainsets, and short stems and wide handlebars for maximum control. Some even have dropper seat posts, so you can adjust your saddle height on the fly to match the terrain, which is simply amazing. In short, these bikes should have none of the pitfalls that instantly raise red flags on entry-level bikes.
And just like any other test we undertake at MBR, we run all of the bikes through our workshop where they are weighed and painstakingly measured so we can bring you the most accurate information on each bike.
To read the full reviews on all the hardtails in this test, and more besides, head over to:
https://www.mbr.co.uk/reviews?review_category=hardtail&review_manufacturer=&min_price=&max_price=&period=&s=&orderby=date
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