EUROBIKE 2015 | The CUBE Stereo Hybrid Action Team
The ‘Action Team’ label that CUBE grant certain models in their portfolio doesn’t just go hand in hand with the striking red and blue colourway, but stands for a first-rate spec and the ultimate riding performance. For 2016 CUBE haven’t just revised their Hybrid HPA frame series, but also expanded the palette to include a now motorised Team version of the 160 mm long-travel of this previously exclusively unmotorised bike intended for hardcore riding.
Alongside newly designed tubing and elements, 2016’s Stereo Hybrid range now exclusively features the Boost standard and a Bosch Performance CX motor with 500 Wh battery. Thanks to the redesigned frame and the more compact motor, CUBE have been able to alter the angle of the motor by several degrees, which – along with the motor case, designed and produced by CUBE – has resulted in saving significant space. The chainstays and rocker arm have been shortened, rendering the Stereo Hybrid series more agile and responsive, with a more progressive rear. The new design also allows you to mount a rear shock with piggyback, and almost all of the cables are internally routed.
The range’s highlight is the all-new HPA Action Team, which is specced to give all-out enduro performance. With the supreme FOX Factory suspension with colour-coordinated 36 forks as well as the FLOAT X rear shock, there’s a plush 160 mm of travel up for grabs. The top of the range ride also features a SRAM 1×11 X01 drivetrain, a wide and rigid Race Face Carbon cockpit as well as powerful MAGURA MT7 brakes and wide DT Swiss wheels – all channeling the Action Team look.
The CUBE Stereo Hybrid 160 HPA Action Team is a definite case of ‘one of a kind’, as this 160 mm long-travel spec will only be available in this model – which will retail for € 5.600. When it comes to weight and availability, patience is called for.
Text: Andreas Maschke Photo: Sebastian Hermann
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