Whenever we’re buying bikes, or cycle parts, accessories and clothing there are a number of things to check before we go ahead and buy, especially when shopping online. One of the most important factors is to make sure we read reviews of the product first. So today we’re checking out and reviewing the Nukeproof Reactor 290 Elite Carbon Bike (SLX) 2020 from Chain Reaction Cycles to give you all of the key facts and figures that you need to help you decide if this is the perfect product from their Mountain Bikes category to suit you and your needs.

As with any review, you want to get a feel very quickly for how well it performed as there’s nothing worse than trawling through 30 minutes of review content to find that actually the product is a load of rubbish. Thankfully for you there’s 2 positives. 1. Nukeproof Reactor 290 Elite Carbon Bike (SLX) 2020 isn’t rubbish, it actually scored very highly. And 2. we’ve given you four different scores below to give you a very quick flavour of how good Nukeproof Reactor 290 Elite Carbon Bike (SLX) 2020 is. There is a massive range of choice in the Mountain Bikes category from Chain Reaction Cycles so it’s important to take your time reading these reviews to help you make sure you’re buying the best.

Quality

8.7

Price

8.1

Reviews

9.4

Overall

8.7

 

Latest Price: £3799.99

Nukeproof Reactor 290 Elite Carbon Bike (SLX) 2020 review

Nukeproof Reactor 290 Elite Carbon Bike (SLX) 2020 reviews

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  • Nukeproof Reactor 290 Elite Carbon Bike (SLX)Taking its name from the original Nukeproof Reactor trail bike back in 1996, this full carbon framed 29er has rocketed up to date with only the greatest technological advancements included within its build. With only latest and greatest components on the market in its arsenal aboard an immensely versatile and adaptable geometry frame design, this ride is destined to be your go-anywhere trail companion.Ultra-Strong and Lightweight Carbon Fibre ConstructionThis ultimate aggressive high-performance 29er trail bike features a full carbon frame construction and modern geometry to tame any mountain with its robust, stable and strong adventure potential. Engineered with a UD woven carbon fibre frameset, it gives you the most essential confidence in its ability on even the most technical descents and the greatest traction and comfort for demanding climbs. These capabilities are thanks to the frame’s ultra-strong Monocoque carbon tube set and carbon seat stays, which ensure consistent and reactive handling with a low unsprung weight. This low weight and modern geometry makes the suspension as active and stable as possible and smooths out the roughest line-choices for immense speed and control.Shimano SLX 1×12 Drivetrain and Fox Suspension ComponentsEquipped with the latest drivetrain and suspension technology and a superb Nukeproof finishing kit to complete its build. This ride is a top performer that’s ready for soaring the highest peaks and descending the steepest chutes. And, to ensure this intention is a reality, Nukeproof has kitted it out with a Shimano SLX 1×12 drivetrain, Nukeproof’s “flip-chip” adjustable suspension geometry, Fox 36 Float suspension forks and a Float DPX2 rear shock, DT Swiss M1900 Spline wheels and 4-Pot SLX disc brakes from Shimano. This ride is born to blast descents, shred trails and boost roots, and its exceptionally stable pedalling platform easily gets you back up to the top again for another run back down.ON SALE: BEGINNING OF NOVEMBERFeatures: Frame: Nukeproof Reactor 290 Carbon, 130mm Travel, UD woven Carbon Fibre front triangle/chain stays/seat stays, internal cable routing, custom tuned rear shock, Enduro bearings, threaded bottom bracket, boost 148mm rear axle spacing, 3D contoured frame protection. Fork: Fox 36 Float, Performance Series, Grip Damper, 140mm, 51mm Offset, BOOST, Black Shock: Fox Float DPX2, Performance Series, 3 Position, EVOL, Custom CL, LRL tune, 210x50mm, Bearing End (0.2 Spacer fitted.) Front Wheel: DT Swiss M1900 SPLINE 29″, Centrelock, 110x15mm Rear Wheel: DT Swiss M1900 SPLINE 29″, Centrelock, Shimano Microspline Driver, 148x12mm Tyres: Front: Maxxis Assegai 29‚Äùx2.5 WT 3C MaxxTerra/EXO+/TR, Rear: Maxxis Minion DHR II 29‚Äùx2.4 WT 3C MaxxTerra/EXO+/TR Crankset: Shimano SLX M7100 12-Speed, Hollowtech 2, 170mm, 30T, 52mm Chainline Shifter: Shimano SLX M7100-IR, 12-speed Rapidfire Plus, I-Spec EV Rear Derailleur: Shimano SLX M7100, SGS 12-Speed, Shadow Plus Chain: Shimano SLX M7100 HG 12-speed Inc Quicklink Cassette: Shimano SLX M7100-12, 12-Speed (HYPERGLIDE+), 10-51T Brakes: Shimano SLX M7120, 4 Pot Brake, Metallic Pads Front Rotor: Shimano RT70, 203mm Rear Rotor: Shimano RT70, 180mm Handlebars: Nukeproof Horizon 25mm Rise, Width – S780mm, M780mm, L800mm, XL800mm) Stem: Nukeproof Neutron AM, 45mm, black Saddle: Nukeproof Horizon SL, black Seatpost: Brand X Ascend internal, 31.6mm; S:125mm drop; M/L:150mm drop; XL: 170mm Drop Headset: Nukeproof, 44-56 IITS Grips: Nukeproof Sam Hill SignatureTechnologies: Flip Chip Adjustable Suspension Geometry: All models of the Reactor feature a “flip-chip”, so that the bike geometry can be easily adjusted from “Trail” to “Rail” mode without having to custom tune your suspension setup. The Trail setting is best suited for pumping and carving your rhythm and style into the mountainside and still caters for rides who love the climb as much as the descent. On the other hand, the Rail setting turns the Reactor into an adrenaline-fuelled gravity tamer. Dropping the bottom bracket height by 6mm and slackening the head angle by half a degree, these changes give this Reactor greater stability and control when the trail leans downhill towards vertical. Nukeproof 4-Bar Horst Linkage Suspension Design: Ensuring the bike can climb as well as it descends, Nukeproof focussed on fine-tuning their 4-Bar Horst linkage suspension setup to give higher levels of anti-squat performance when higher up the cassette in the climbing gears, but also to deliver greater trail-gobbling performance when you drop down the cassette and begin descending the mountain. This means that the bike behaves itself on the climbs and grips with unprecedented traction and efficiency when making your way back towards sea-level. When you get it up to speed and drop a few gears to carry momentum, this bike turns into a trail hooligan and helps you carve the trail with style. The combination of low anti-squat and progressive suspension-rate give it the ultimate in small bump compliance (removes rough trail and root chatter) with good mid-stroke support for cornering/pumping and end stroke progression for aggressive riding. With balanced anti-rise suspension performance, the Reactor provides some squat when braking hard, maintaining rider position and providing a good amount of pressure through the tyre to ensure stability and traction. The Reactor is designed to reward the rider and ensure you get that stoke factor in on any ride.Easy AssemblyWhen you order a bike, one of our trained mechanics will carefully prepare and pack your bike for shipping. Upon delivery, the assembly is simple and all necessary tools are conveniently included in the box.Depending on the delivery service and destination, bikes will either be delivered in a large or a small box. Below is a guide as to how your bike will arrive: All bikes for delivery within the UK and Republic of Ireland will be delivered in a large box, except for kids’ bikes and BMX bikes, which are always delivered in manufacturer’s boxes. All bikes for delivery within the EU on a standard service will be delivered in a large box. If an express delivery option is chosen, your bike will be packed into a small box. Again, the exception is kids’ bikes and BMX bikes, which are always delivered in manufacturer’s boxes. All bikes for worldwide delivery outside the EU will be delivered in small boxes.This video demonstrates assembly from a SMALL BOX.This video demonstrates assembly from a LARGE BOX.Buy Nukeproof Bikes from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
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As with many cyclists, be it mountain bikers, BMX riders or road cyclists we want to take the time to make sure we get the best products. Where cycling is a passion for many we often invest a lot of our time and money into the hobby. And as we know, getting the right products can give us that small competitive advantage either over our actual competitors, our mates or even just beating our own goals. But because we do invest so much in our bikes and our equipment it’s really important to buy from recognised retailers, in our most recent search, we found many products available online for ridiculously (almost laughable) prices. They were just so low that alarm bells should instantly be ringing. That’s why we only recommend buying from the retailers that you really know and trust, names like Wiggle, Chain Reaction and Evans Cycles are just some of those that we use regularly. With these retailers you know you’re in safe hands and can expect great service, great returns policies and if anything was to go wrong great customer service under a warranty claim.

But onto the reason you’re here today, let’s delve into some of the details of Nukeproof Reactor 290 Elite Carbon Bike (SLX) 2020 to help you understand a bit more about where it sits in the market against some of the many alternatives that are available out there. We’re very aware that by buying our cycling stuff online that we’ve missed out on the opportunity to actually see and test the product first. This is where reviews come in to their own, as it gives us that chance to hear from other like-minded cyclists about how good or bad a product is.

As you would expect, our first and top piece of advice before buying, is to read lots and lots of Nukeproof Reactor 290 Elite Carbon Bike (SLX) 2020 reviews. With a review score of 9.4 out of 10 it’s likely that there will be lots of great detailed reviews to help you. And if you find that actually the reviews are suggesting Nukeproof Reactor 290 Elite Carbon Bike (SLX) 2020 isn’t right for you then there will be tons and tons of other reviews for other products in the Mountain Bikes category. In fact we’ve got 522 products reviewed in this category alone.

Something that makes it particularly challenging is the vast range of choice, as mentioned above there are 522 products in the Mountain Bikes category. There are also 436 products from the brand Nukeproof. And then getting into the specifics even more there are 39 products from Nukeproof in the category “Mountain Bikes”.

So let’s take a look at the second most important decision making tool we can use when shopping online, price. Whether your goal is to just get the cheapest Mountain Bikes available, or to get the best quality at a reasonable price, there’s always going to be a need to do your research on price.

Nukeproof Reactor 290 Elite Carbon Bike (SLX) 2020 price analysis

The first thing we do when looking at the price of any cycling equipment, be it the bike itself, or one of the many parts that make up a bike or even some of the clothing and accessories that go with it, is to run some price analysis to see who is selling it at the best price. (Note that as we pointed out earlier we will only look at retailers that we really trust and use regularly). The best price that we managed to find Nukeproof Reactor 290 Elite Carbon Bike (SLX) 2020 was from Chain Reaction Cycles at just £3799.99.

It’s then good to dig somewhat deeper into the price of the product by looking at average prices. To do this we looked at the average price you would pay for a product that fits within the Mountain Bikes category. When doing this, we found the average price of the 522 products in the Mountain Bikes category is £2374.98. We also looked at the cheapest and most expensive options to give you an idea of where Nukeproof Reactor 290 Elite Carbon Bike (SLX) 2020 sits. The most expensive we found was £9500 and the cheapest we saw on our search was £240. With a price of £3799.99, Nukeproof Reactor 290 Elite Carbon Bike (SLX) 2020 is actually above average against the average price in this category.

We then wanted to look at the brand, Nukeproof in a bit more detail. So one of our other important comparisons in our Nukeproof Reactor 290 Elite Carbon Bike (SLX) 2020 review is analysing the price of products from Nukeproof. During this search we discovered that the average price of a product from Nukeproof was just £743.94, making Nukeproof Reactor 290 Elite Carbon Bike (SLX) 2020 above average against the average prices. We also found that the most expensive product was £5399.99, however the cheapest came in at £1099.99.

We then thought that we should go into a little more detail and look more specifically at the prices you’d pay for products from the brand Nukeproof that feature in the Mountain Bikes category. The average price of Nukeproof products in the Mountain Bikes category is £3463.58, the highest prices option we found was £5399.99 and lowest was just £1099.99. Taking into consideration the average price, Nukeproof Reactor 290 Elite Carbon Bike (SLX) 2020 does actually come in above average, something worth considering when you do make your decision.

Taking all of that into account it’s pretty clear why Nukeproof Reactor 290 Elite Carbon Bike (SLX) 2020 scored such a great price score of 8.1/10 and why it features as one of the top recommended products in the Mountain Bikes category.

Nukeproof Reactor 290 Elite Carbon Bike (SLX) 2020 Reviews

So it’s clear from the key features and price analysis that we’ve run above why Nukeproof Reactor 290 Elite Carbon Bike (SLX) 2020 is such a great product with such high scores. But you still need to spend the time looking through as many customer reviews as you can, it’s one of the most important (if not THE most important) steps to shopping online.

So your next step now is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read as many Nukeproof Reactor 290 Elite Carbon Bike (SLX) 2020 reviews as you can. Just click the “View Reviews” button now. And if you go on to buy it, please drop us a line in the comments section, we’d love to hear your thoughts.

Summary

Nukeproof Reactor 290 Elite Carbon Bike (SLX) 2020 really is a great buy, and at a price of just £3799.99 it has definitely earned the overall score of 8.7 out of 10 rating.