Cube Hanzz SL Review - BikeRadar

3299!! I think i'd only be able to afford the Pro for a thousand less than the SL .. but i really want one of these, have been looking at them for while... BUT it's only a Kilo less than my current bike that's 10 years old and was less than half the price..

i'm on trails 80% of the time but need something tougher to handle more and more Lakes District trips.. looks like this would be it.. i'm sure it can handle mild down hills..anyone else ride one of these on trails? any good?

Sorry guy's, has Cube on the side, Phad bike Company of the last 2 years, only time will testify if they belong on the skip's or in the hall of fames like brand such as Trek, specialized, marin, GT,

Seen a fair few frames snapped in the last 2 years, still run's 7005 alloy on there hardtails, and warranty is just ok to replace anything because there naff,

Just like a Boardman, just sold through IBD's, not Halfrauds, although they would go well with the selling traight of min of 20% off any brand in store, welcome to halfords.

cheap and cheerful colours,

Wow you obviously have massive knowledge of the industry dot you Dean85? Apart from Cube bikes are MASSIVE in germany (and a good part of europe) and have been for many years, seem pretty good quality, ride well, good spec and a good price. Boardman also are good quality, ride well and good spec and again, a good price. Look over the halfords point and you see that their bikes are great. You may think that CB's selling strategy is crazy through halfords, or a good idea, but you cant say the bikes are crap purely because some chav who knows nothing about a bike tries to flog you the wrong size.

Can someone say brand snob?

Hi Eyon,

Unfortunatly i've worked in the cycle trade for around 10 years, seen many a brand come and go, Seen many a copy of brands and bike design units,

Never seen a big brand in halfords, Could'nt agree more with boardman bikes they look great, well specced, there's always a catch if there's always a deal on them though, high margin, low product quality (usually Frame wise, May look great, but feel of the frame with top quality components dont always float my boat)

I would of loved to of seen, Gary fisher Bikes, Kieth Bontrager Parts through Halfords, but come on there owner's are as big as Chris himself, maybe not olympians but are a key part of the cycling world and what it has evolved to

Chris could of gone big and gone IBD rather than do what GT/Kona/Merida did and regret being part of the Halfords group, and unfortunatly destroyed the brand's image

Ok GT went pop in 1998, then were taken over by Schwinn, they went pop too,

You could say im a Brand Snob, i've owned a few top end bikes, but cant help the situation that people think a bike 8 years ago that was a good quality bike with say XT groupset would be around £800, now it's over £1500.

The Hanz looks a great Bike no question, so did Iron Horse Bikes, there some what not around anymore, Service parts and links hard to get hold of. Cube have been around for a few years in germany yes, they start to distribute to the UK Via Holland, So when you've got your 5th customer on a broken Frame, a wait of 4 weeks for a frame that goes from Germany to Holland Then to the UK is not great customer service.

Rant over

Great looking machine, Does'nt quite get a 5 Star because.......................................... Bike radar dont like giving out that last Star

Don't think it so much the Halfords name that makes me distrust anything coming via them, it's the people that work in the store.. big inconsistency in their knowledge.. my local store is full of 5 year old chavs that know even less than me.. wouldn't trust there knowledge to sell me a 2 thousand pound plus bike.. but then i've been in other stores with people who know what they are on about.. and at least a big store give you a someone to shout at when it does go wrong.

i've got an old bike that weighs the earth but even though it was cheapish at time, it's Single pivot swing arm has outlasted more complicated multi link suspension. but then models either side has frame issues,,, think it's just the luck of the draw with some of these bikes.. one slight imperfection, an odd dodgy fitted bearing.. and bam! your going down that hill on your face.

Cube Hanzz or trek Remedy?

Best story I ever heard about Cube was when a riding buddy was telling me how his mate who had purchased a Cube thinking ti was the best deal going went for a ride with 2 german friends of my sai riding buddy. When the Cube wa pulled out ofthe van the German rider said "Oh, Cube, a German Claud Butler"

The guy was not very happy at all and hasn't lived it down since.

Long live brand snobbery.

dean85,

Never seen a big brand in Halfords ?

What about Kona ?

Handbags well and truly out on this post then!

Well my 100mm DS Cube survived Morzine inc downhill runs for a week where other more well known brands fell apart, there's good and bad stories about every brand out there, don't try to jump to conclusions from a couple of opinions.

I think someone needs to do a bit of research before writing the articles.

Quote: "The Hanzz isn’t a new face in the Cube range, but it’s had a considerable redesign for 2011." ... "While the general profile and some details of the new Hanzz remain the same, Cube have changed the suspension layout. It’s still a four-bar setup, but while the old bike used a swing-link off the top tube to drive the shock, the new one employs a huge link pivoting from the down tube. It’s a meaty forged aluminium item with prodigiously oversized bearings."

While the Hanzz was introduced last year on Eurobike (and it was identical to this years' offering save for a Totem fork), it could only be seen in Cube's product catalogues for 2010.2011 is the first year you can actually buy one.

Reading the second part of the quote makes it obvious Mike Davies actually mistook the Hanzz with the Fritzz.An honest mistake, eh? ;)

C'mon guys, at least try to put correct information in your articles.

@problematiks. I think u should read up a lil' bit before making those judgements to someone who probably know more than you do. Im sorry if I insulted you *champ*.....