The carbon version of the Jealous from mail-order company Radon is a purist cross-country racer. But the Jealous is also available in aluminium, as here in our test. Especially in the 8.0 HD model variant, which comes with a telescopic seat post, Radon gives the original racer a wider range of uses. Thanks to the clever choice of components, the hardtail with the lightweight aluminium frame dances to completely different heights. In addition to the telescopic seat post, a 760 millimetre wide riser bar, a slightly shorter stem, SDG grips and the high-quality Evo version of the Schwalbe Nobby Nic tyres, which are remarkably grippy in this test field, are also used. With these ingredients, the Radon is clearly focussed on riding fun.
Conclusion on the Radon Jealous AL 8.0 HD:
Fast uphill and confident downhill - the Jealous not only has the highest quality equipment, but also the widest range of use. This makes the Radon the test winner.
Technical data of the Radon Jealous AL 8.0 HD
General information
- Price: 1499 Euro (possibly plus shipping costs)
- Info: www.radon-bikes.de
- Frame material: aluminium
- Frame size: 16 / 18 / 20 / 22" (tested 44 cm)
Measured values
- Weight without pedals: 12.73 kg
Equipment
- Fork: Rockshox 35 Gold RL Air, Boost
- Crank: Sram Stylo
- Gear system: Sram GX Eagle 1 x 12
- Gear ratio / bandwidth: 32; 10-52 / 520 %
- Brake system / Disc (front / rear): Magura MT Thirty / 180 mm / 180 mm
- Telescopic post / stroke / Ø: Radon Dropper / 130 mm / 30.9 mm
- Wheels: Sunringlé Düroc 30
- Tyres: Schwalbe Nobby Nic SuperGround Evo Addix Speedgrip 29 x 2.25
The BIKE measured values come from the BIKE laboratory measurement.
The results of the Radon Jealous AL 8.0 HD in the complete comparison test of the 7 hardtails from BIKE 4/2022 can be conveniently downloaded as a PDF below the article. The test report costs 1.99 euros.
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