The spec sheet for lesser-known German brand Radon's 27.5in Slide 150 8.0 is certainly an impressive read for the price, with almost every part proudly carrying a label of excellence.
In addition, it also boasts a natty fashion sense with its smartly matching orange anodised outfit. At first glance, it’s perhaps a little too easy to assume its position as a class leader. But is it?
Svelte but familiar looks
A sleek, hydroformed alloy frame is easy on the eye, though it's aesthetically familiar to a handful of popular trail bikes. Welds are clean and bottle cage mounts are on the down tube, but high volume Continental tyres ask questions about clearance under a low seatstay brace.
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The 14.06kg Slide is geared with an 11-speed SRAM GX groupset. As we've experienced before, performance from the cheaper system is impressive throughout, with little noticeable difference from SRAM’s pricier offerings. A 30 tooth chainring on the Race Face Turbine cranks makes light of difficult climbs with a 42 tooth low gear at the back.
SRAM's GX group is difficult to tell apart from its pricier siblings, performance wise
Short reach
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