Nucleus 27 VRX
A 27.5″ aluminum frame hardtail trail bike with upper mid-range components.
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Manufacturer Price
£699($885)Frame | Aluminum |
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Suspension | Hardtail, 120mm |
Fork | Suntour RAIDON |
Wheels | 27.5″ Aluminum |
Drivetrain | 1 × 10 |
Groupset | Deore, Suntour |
Brakes | Hydraulic Disc |
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5'2" – 5'0"
5'5" – 5'0"
5'10" – 6'1"
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Dec 2019 · Alan Muldoon
What can we say about the Vitus Nucleus 27 VR that’s not been said? As winner of this test four years in a row, its accolades say everything.
Ride quality and build kit belie its price tag
Still no clutch mech to help keep the chain on
Jul 2019 · Tom Marvin
Spec highlights include the wide (29mm internal) WTB rims and the Schwalbe tyre combo — a Magic Mary up front in the grippy ADDIX Soft compound and a Nobby Nic out back with standard ADDIX rubber but a toughened Double Defense casing.. .
Frame | 6061-T6, long, slack & low modern geometry BB Standard: BSA, 73mm, Threaded |
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Fork | 120mm Suntour SF19 Raidon32 Air, Boost Travel: 120mm Spring Type: Air |
Shock | N/A Spring Type: Air |
Bottom Bracket | Suntour, Threaded 73mm BSA |
Headset | FSA, 1 1/8 - 1.5 tapered |
Stem | Vitus, 50mm |
Handlebar | Nukeproof Neutron, 31.8mm 25mm rise Widths - S 740mm M 760mm L 780mm XL 780mm |
Saddle | Vitus |
Seatpost | Vitus, 31.6 Type: Rigid |
Rear Derailleur | Shimano Deore M6000, 10 speed |
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Front Derailleur | N/A |
Crank | Suntour Zeron, 170mm, 32t |
Shifters | Shimano Deore M6000, 1 x 10 |
Cassette | Shimano CS-HG500-10 11-42t, 10 speed |
Chain | KMC X10EL, 10 speed |
Brakes | Front: Shimano MT-400, 180mm rotor, Rear: Shimano MT-400, 160mm rotor Type: Hydraulic Disc |
Rims | WTB ST i29 |
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Spokes | N/A |
Front Hub | KT, 32H, 110x15mm |
Rear Hub | KT, 32H, 135x10mm |
Tires | Schwalbe Magic Mary (F) Nobby Nick (R), 27.5x2.35”, Addix Soft, SnakeSkin, TL-Easy (F) 27.5x2.35”, Addix 35B, Double Defence(R) |
Last updated October 21
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