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Dimitri Lehner

 · 07.09.2009

We can also offer favourablePhoto: Lars Scharl
We can also offer favourable
For those on a budget: low-cost freeriders secure the future of the sport, because what young person can afford bikes costing over 3,000 euros? Many manufacturers have models around €2,000 in their programme for next year.
For those on a budget: low-cost freeriders secure the future of the sport, because what young person can afford bikes costing over 3000 euros? For next year, many manufacturers have models around 2000 euros in their programme.Photo: Lars Scharl For those on a budget: low-cost freeriders secure the future of the sport, because what young person can afford bikes costing over 3000 euros? For next year, many manufacturers have models around 2000 euros in their programme.

Does freeriding have to be expensive? We wanted to find out and tested the cheapest bikes.

Whenever I came up with super bargains and proudly showed my grandma the drill for 19.90 euros or the metal detector for 40 euros, she put the brakes on my euphoria and said: "Son, you'd better buy something good!"

Grandma was right, because the drill howled at the first thick wall, sent a brief SOS signal and then fell silent forever. And my cheap treasure hunter didn't even find the dustpan buried in the sandpit. The same applies to bikes: instead of cluttering up your garage with junk, it's better to buy something proper straight away. But how much do you have to shell out to get a "real" freerider? This test will find out.


The test results of these bikes can be found below as a PDF download:

- BERGAMONT BIG AIR 6.9

- NORCO VIXA

- ROCKRIDER FR 6

- ROSE BEEFCAKE 4

- SPECIALISED BIG HIT 1

- YT TUES

Downloads:

Freerider from 999 Euro (pdf)

Dimitri Lehner

Dimitri Lehner is a qualified sports scientist. He studied at the German Sport University Cologne. He is fascinated by almost every discipline of fun sports - besides biking, his favourites are windsurfing, skiing and skydiving. His latest passion: the gravel bike. He recently rode it from Munich to the Baltic Sea - and found it marvellous. And exhausting. Wonderfully exhausting!

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