The NEW Nukeproof Reactor 275 RS Trail MTB - Long-Term Test
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- What's a trail bike? It can almost be anything you want it to be, and that's one of the strong points of Nukeproof's new Reactor. We've had the rad, RS-spec version out on the trails for 5 intensive months of fun, and today we're here to take you through the details and share our impressions of this rowdy little rascal. Jump right in to learn more!
I love brands that offer their models in both wheel size options, wish everyone did that. Just got a vitus Mythique VRS 29, it's such a damn nice trail bike! Really want to own a nukeproof one day, absolutely love that brand.
Thank you for this!!! Ive been waiting so long for an in depth good review on this bike. 👍
Excellent review as a brit I only speak 2 languages, English and bad English! Beautiful scenery and great trails !
Why only 32000 views, this was a great review. Love it when you show clips of riding the bike. Thank you
i just got this bike. it's raining like crazy outside. so i keep staring at it in the garage. its so pretty!
You guys do great in-depth bike reviews 👍. Can you please do reviews on the new Vitus Escarpe and Sommet please 🙏
Amazing review. Great work. Keep it up guys!!!!
That bike is pretty compelling. Just bought a stumpjumper 27.5 after comparing it to a 5010. Reactor is also in that same category.
Sohaib Younus doesn’t the 5010 only have 130mm travel front and rear?
@@aaroncrain2343 it does, rear travel is not that big of a deal for me 150 vs 130 and the fork can be replaced with a 140-150 depending on what you need. I demoed a 5010 in Downieville and the fork was not enough for the big hits. The reason I didn't buy the 5010 is simply the price. I own a YT and I can't buy any of these brand names brand new knowing what I can get for my money. Got a 40% off deal on the stumpy demo bike plus I wanted to try out the swat box and its been aweosme for riding without a pack.
Sohaib !! Haha dude, I’m looking at buying this bike 🤘🏽🤘🏽
I have nukeproof scout in grey and I'm waiting for red lyrik. This two colours go along with each other fucking amazing ❤️
I have the setup on my grey scout also. You will love it once you get your reach and stack height sorted.
@@s14tat it already arrived. Few weeks ago. Looks great 👍🏻
Fantastic review where are those trails?!
27,5 160/140 is just bike for having fun
Fantastic. Where is this filmed? I now need to ride there.
Looks like Sugar Trail in Israel.
Ignore me if its already been done, but you should review the new yt jeffsy al base. it comes in 27.5 and 29 and is a an excellent bike for the price (£2000) would be interesting to hear your opinion on it.
Sugar trail looks fantastic...
Nice train bike 👍🏼
nice riview
Alot more fun
About the leverage ratio, start of shock course will by not sensitive I think. A wood piece ...
Why do you think that? The leverage ratio is actually increasing during the initial part of travel, making it easier to compress the shock as it moves towards the sag point. It then turns progressively lower throughout the stroke, making it harder to compress the shock towards the end stroke (to avoid bottoming out).
Ok but which one is better reactor 275 or 290 for you ?
How much assembly is required out of the box? Is it a ground up build?
Does it make sense to get a reactor 290 as a second bike when i already have a mega 290 rs?
Looks similar to a 5010 with more suspension.
Sparks 701 at first glance yes but upon closer inspection the 5010 uses an upper link vpp design while the uses a 4 bar linkage.
Looks like a trek session
Please review Nukeproof Mega 290 RS 2020
spec and geo wise pretty similar to a Canyon spectral right?
This bike is very similar to the Scott Geniuss of 2017
27.5 👍🏻
Nice. I've been looking at Nukeproof lately. Incidentally where were you testing it when you "nearly died"?
Out in the Judean desert near Jerusalem.
Is the Lyrik Ultimate RCT3 inferior compared to the RC2? I can't find any official information on this and forum warriors seem to think so
The RC2 gives you external control over the high-speed damping, which may be an advantage in particular for riders at either end of the weight scale (lighter or heavier riders). For the 88-kg tester here, the RCT3 left nothing to be desired in terms of adjustments.
Why do less well off riders need less fork travel? Apparently dentists charger harder than other riders ...
Where this review was filmed?
Judean Desert, Israel
any upcoming reviews for that leatt shoes?
www.vitalmtb.com/features/First-Ride-Leatt-DBX-2-0-and-3-0-Flat-Pedal-Shoes,2840
Five ten freerider flats are tried and true I'd recommend them.
like to see 290 in 140mm and 275 in this is not needed only in small sizes
Maybe i'm too demanding, but if a long term review doesn't highlight some reliability issues, then it would be extrememely valuable to actually service the linkage and swap cables and housing to check if there are any horrors waiting for the buyers. It made me laugh when I read under Trek bike video with ABP rear suspension, that a rider has purchased a spare hanger to carry on him in case of a damage on the trail. And he kinda proudly annouced that. He didn't even know, that without 23mm spanner you can't replace the hanger. It should be written in large yellow font on every Trek's webpage with a bike, that uses ABP. And tbh, the price for an alloy spanner Trek sells to "save" their customers is for one extortionate, and second, this spanner should be included with the bike.
I'm sure there is stuff on bikes that is just as bad and this would bring a lot of value to long term tests, that otherwise only say specs, geo, no problems, how it handles(which we know from short term reviews)
Proprietary parts on an mtb are always asking for trouble in my eyes. I love Cannondale but really don't like all their custom standards. Same with treks re-activ shocks. But isn't ABP more just a suspension linkage style? Thought I read that it was like a more basic linkage driven single pivot but they put the brake on a floating seatstay instead of chainstay to counter brake jack?
@@smokedsalmon3907 Because ABP is based on having a pivot through rear axle, the hanger is part of replaceable threads. It's got them on the inside for axle and outside for the 23mm spanner nut, and hanger is a carrier for the pivot too. So I might talked out my ass a bit, but I believe all ABP bikes from Trek have this hanger mounted like that. Although I'm sure it could have been done separately with tiny bit more weight.
@@polishguywithhardtospellna8227 ah interesting, thank you for the explanation. Love learning more about suspension design on mtb's. I had always wondered what was meant by "floating seatstay".
@@smokedsalmon3907 My 2019 EX7 also has floating shock, which I'm happy about as the new 2020 supposedly "doesn't need it" due to advancement in shock tech, which I'd rather explain with cost saving although it's so similar amount of alloy in so similar place. Although I'd gladly swap with 2020 geometry-wise
@@polishguywithhardtospellna8227 when you say floating shock, is that similar to the ABP idea or what exactly do you mean?
Whats the price of this cheers
ok Trails bike............my Reign(2015-2017) has less reach same head angle and a slacker seat tube but the Reign has 20mm more rear travel and less poppy feeling suspension.....the Reactor is far closer to an enduro bike than a trail bike
Reactor is indeed an Enduro bike. The Mega range are trail bikes.
@@copyth5748 No they both are actually cross country bikes. :-)
I dont get it, its advertisement 101: If you upfork the model you send to all the "influencers", your signaling "our regular model wont cut it".
Good job i guess, still goina stay as far away from that thing as possible. Since you dont even seem to be confident in your own product...
Maybe its time to hand the product manager job to someone whos actually a bike nerd himself, not an overpayed useless suit.
Tobias Stamenkovic no, its the race version, all of the rockshox models have 10mm more fork travel because they can fit it, you can buy it too.
I prefer hard tails and not because they are cheaper
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I beat you guys first