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Description

Ready to step up to the challenge of off road riding? Meet the Nucleus range of trail centre inspired hardtails; the perfect introduction to proper mountain biking with lightweight aluminium frame and exceptional components package! The Nucleus 290 with 29” wheels features Suntour XCR suspension forks, Shimano Acera/Altus shifters and deraileurs with Tektro hydraulic disc brakes for less than £500, the Nucleus 290 offers more bang for your buck!

Lightweight Mechanical Formed 6061-T6 Aluminium  Frame & Suntour XCR Fork
A lightweight 6061-T6 aluminium frame provides a bombproof chasis for trail centre assaults with great upgrade potential for fitting a chainguide thanks to the ISCG tabs. 
Our aggressive trail geometry has been designed around 29” wheels and a 100mm travel fork; a short headtube and low bottom bracket keep the centre of gravity low to provide improved handling whilst the larger wheel size will roll over roots and rocks with ease.

Suntour XCR forks feature hydraulic Lock-Out & Rebound adjustment with 100mm of coil sprung travel. A tapered alloy steerer and 32mm stanchions provide a stiff front end for precise steering and predictable handling.

Shimano Acera/Altus & Suntour Groupset

Shimano Acera shifters and rear derailleur are paired up with an Altus front derailleur and Suntour XCM triple chainset to provide a wide range of gears that will cope with any ascent the trails can throw at you.
When you are tanking along the trails and singletrack you need to have confidence in your brakes and on this front the Tektro HDC330 hydraulic disc brakes won’t disappoint!

Vitus Wheelset & Finishing Kit

Vitus provides the wheels and finishing kit for the Nucleus range of bikes. The Nucleus 290 features SRAM MTH-306 disc hubs on Vitus double wall alloy disc rims. WTB Bronson tyres are a trail centre favourite and provide low rolling resistance and predictable handling.
Finishing kit is supplied by Vitus with our lightweight 6061 alloy stem, bars and seatpost providing high performance components which have been colour coded to match the frame decals.

Specification


FrameMechanical formed 6061-T6 aluminium
ForksSuntour XCR 32 LO-R-Coil 29
Shock
ChainsetSuntour XCM-T414
Bottom BracketSquare taper (BSA)
ShiftersShimano Acera SL-M390
Front DerailleurShimano Altus FD-M3716
Rear DerailleurShimano Acera RD-M390
CassetteShimano
ChainKMC Z99
RimsVitus Disc
Front HubSRAM MTH-306 Disc QR
Rear HubSRAM MTH-306 Disc QR
Spokes
TyresWTB Bronson Comp
Front BrakeTektro HDC330 Hydraulic Disc
Rear BrakeTektro HDC330 Hydraulic Disc
HandlebarsVitus Flat Bar
StemVitus Alloy
HeadsetFSA Orbit 1.5B
SaddleVitus
SeatpostVitus alloy
SeatclampAlloy QR
Weight13.9kg/30.7lbs (Medium)

Size

Size  Small Medium Large
Rec. Rider Height (ins)
Rec. Rider Height (cm)
Rec. Inside Leg (ins)
Rec. Inside Leg (cm)
Seat Tube 380mm 440mm 480mm
(A) Effective Top Tube 585mm 603mm 620mm
(G) Reach 407.24mm 423.90mm 438.20mm
(F) Stack 619.92mm 624.62mm 634.01mm
(D) Chainstay 439mm 439mm 439mm
(E) Head Tube 105mm 110mm 120mm
(B) Head Tube Angle 70˚ 70˚ 70˚
(C) Seat Tube Angle 74˚ 74˚ 74˚
Bottom Bracket Drop 61.5mm 61.5mm 61.5mm
Max Tire Size 29″ x 2.3″ 29″ x 2.3″ 29″ x 2.3″
WheelBase 1094.1mm 1112.4mm 1130.20mm
Seat Post Diameter 31.6mm 31.6mm 31.6mm
Bottom Bracket 73mm BSA 73mm BSA 73mm BSA
Head Set ZS44/28.6 | ZS56/40 ZS44/28.6 | ZS56/40 ZS44/28.6 | ZS56/40
Front Mech 34.9mm Band 34.9mm Band 34.9mm Band
Rear Axle 10mm x 135mm QR 10mm x 135mm QR 10mm x 135mm QR
Frame Material 6061-T6 Alloy 6061-T6 Alloy 6061-T6 Alloy
Based on Axle to Crown 506mm 506mm 506mm

 

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