Centurion No Pogo - the name is a heavy legacy. 15 years ago, the No Pogo was the benchmark for fullys and extremely popular. With the current No Pogo, the developers have come up with their own definition of the all-mountain category. The bike deviates in all criteria from the bikes in the 140 to 150 millimetre category that have established themselves in the industry. Before you make the judgement: "Missed the point", you have to define the area of use for the bike yourself. "Sporty touring bike with extra suspension travel", for example. Lockout on the shock and remote-controlled fork lowering are something else. However, the tyres are too narrow, the effective suspension travel too short and the suspension too stiff to be able to hold a candle to the other bikes in this test group. The Suntour fork falls behind the Fox competition. The sporty, agile character is pleasing on singletrack. The more difficult the terrain becomes, the less confidence the bike conveys. "Before you can push the suspension to the limit, the brakes and tyres fail," says one test report. Typical for VPP suspension: you have to dare to run low air pressure.
PLUS Beautiful design, good geometry
MINUS Taut chassis, narrow tyres
Conclusion: The No Pogo does not follow in the footsteps of its namesake. Too little all-mountain, more of a sporty tourer. But the price is right.
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