2019 Cube Elite C:68 SLT Mens Hardtail Mountain Bike - Zeroblack

With berms and obstacles at every turn you need the Elite C:68 SLT, a reliably stiff, incredibly rapid and exceptionally light cross-country machine. Only the very best materials and components were used to create this performance XC racer. For 2019 Cube have equipped it with Sram's standard-setting XX1 1x12 groupset with an all-new carbon crankset. From the Fox Float Factory Stepcast fork to the range-topping Newmen cockpit components, simply the best of the best was picked. Even the DT Swiss wheelset is carbon, giving this ultralight race bike a uniquely high-tech appeal that translates, very simply, into blistering performance.

The latest carbon technology incorporated in an Advanced Twin Mould monocoque production process combined with a high end C:68 carbon means that this state of the art frame is as light and stiff as possible, whilst remaining surprisingly comfortable. It is set up with everything Cube could think of to leverage maximum speed. So there's a tapered head tube with carbon bearing shells, a PressFit bottom bracket and 12mm through axle at the rear for maximum steering precision and instant power transfer. The chainstay-mounted rear brake caliper allows the use of slender, vibration-absorbing seatstays - so you can stay comfortable and keep the power down for longer. There's even provision to fit an internally routed dropper post, should you wish to upgrade in the future. Cube's engineers live by a simple motto: the devil really is in the detail.