NS Bikes Metropolis 3 Dirt Jump Bike 2020 Review

NS Bikes Metropolis 3 Dirt Jump Bike 2020 Reviews

Review score: 8.6/10 – Updated November, 2024

Latest Price: £729.99 (RRP: £729.99)

Take a look now to discover what makes NS Bikes Metropolis 3 Dirt Jump Bike 2020 worthy of a review score of 8.6 out of 10.

NS Bikes Metropolis 3 Dirt Jump Bike 2020 Review


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NS Bikes Metropolis 3 Dirt Jump Bike 2020 features

NS Bikes Metropolis 3 Dirt Jump Bike 2020 specs

NS Bikes Metropolis 3 Dirt Jump Bike 2020
Spec 1

Colour: Black

Other Mountain Bikes found with this Spec: 6387

Spec 2

Frame Size: L

Other Mountain Bikes found with this Spec: 10

Spec 3

Wheel Size: 26″

Other Mountain Bikes found with this Spec: 82

Spec 4

Gender: Unisex

Other Mountain Bikes found with this Spec: 2527

Spec 5

Speed: Single Speed

Other Mountain Bikes found with this Spec: 82

Spec 6

Material: Aluminium

Other Mountain Bikes found with this Spec: 762

Spec 7

Fork Travel: 100mm

Other Mountain Bikes found with this Spec: 61

Feature 1

Frame: Material: 4130 CrMo, Hi-Ten tubes

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 1

Feature 2

Fork: RST Dirt T, 100mm travel, 9mm axle, 1 1/8″ Aluminium steerer tube

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 1

Feature 3

Headset: FSA, press-fit, loose ball

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 1

Feature 4

Crankset: Salt By WTP, tubular CrMo, 30T, Steel ring

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 1

Feature 5

Bottom Bracket: Salt By WTP, Spanish

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 1

Feature 6

Cassette: 14T freewheel

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 1

Feature 7

Chain: PYC-410H, Single-Speed

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 1

Feature 8

Brakes: Front: Alhonga, V-Brake; Rear: Tektro Novela, 160mm

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 1

Feature 9

Handlebars: NS Lick, 740mm

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 2

Feature 10

Stem: NS Chemical, 25.4mm clamp size

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 1

Feature 11

Grips: NS Hold Fast Unlocked

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 4

Feature 12

Saddle: Octane One Fat, seat-post combo

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 1

Feature 13

Seatpost: Octane One Fat, seat-post combo

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 1

Feature 14

Hubs: Front: Joytech, 9mm, bolt-on; Rear: Joytech with 14T freewheel

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 1

Feature 15

Rims: Front: Jalco DBX, 26”; Rear: NS Fundamental, 26″, 32h

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 1

Feature 16

Tyres: Kenda Small Block 8, 26×2.1″

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 1

Feature 17

Weight: 13.8kg

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 1

Price

£729.99

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Quality

Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Mountain Bikes. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of NS Bikes Metropolis 3 Dirt Jump Bike 2020.

The first thing is material. Looking at what NS Bikes Metropolis 3 Dirt Jump Bike 2020 is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.

Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Mountain Bikes. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.

There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Mountain Bikes. Brands like NS Bikes are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.

Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Mountain Bikes category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.


Comparing Prices

Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Mountain Bikes.

It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.

Price of NS Bikes Metropolis 3 Dirt Jump Bike 2020

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of NS Bikes Metropolis 3 Dirt Jump Bike 2020.

We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find NS Bikes Metropolis 3 Dirt Jump Bike 2020 was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £729.99 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.1 out of 10 for price.

Average price of Mountain Bikes

Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Mountain Bikes.

We found 124 in the Mountain Bikes category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £1985.77, making it below average at £729.99.

It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Mountain Bikes. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £5849.99, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £379.99.

With 124 products available we worked out that 97 cost more than NS Bikes Metropolis 3 Dirt Jump Bike 2020 and 26 were cheaper.

Cost of NS Bikes products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 49 products from NS Bikes, of which 15 were in the Mountain Bikes category.

For now though we’re looking at NS Bikes branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £943.23 making this product below average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest NS Bikes product we found was £9.99 and the highest price we could find from them was £3999.00.

Of the 49 from NS Bikes, 16 were more expensive than NS Bikes Metropolis 3 Dirt Jump Bike 2020 and 32 were cheaper.

How much are NS Bikes Mountain Bikes?

We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at NS Bikes products that are listed in the Mountain Bikes category.

The average price of the 15 products that match this search was £2341.53, with the cheapest coming in at £649.99 and highest price was £3999.00. With the average being £2341.53, NS Bikes Metropolis 3 Dirt Jump Bike 2020 comes in below average.

13 products that meet this search were more expensive than NS Bikes Metropolis 3 Dirt Jump Bike 2020 and 1 were cheaper.


NS Bikes Metropolis 3 Dirt Jump Bike 2020 Reviews

Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.

There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.

1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.

2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.

Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the NS Bikes Metropolis 3 Dirt Jump Bike 2020 reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for NS Bikes Metropolis 3 Dirt Jump Bike 2020, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.5 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Mountain Bikes category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.3 out of 5.

Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy NS Bikes Metropolis 3 Dirt Jump Bike 2020 or another similar product, like NS Bikes Fuzz 29 1 Suspension Bike 2020 reviews or GT Sensor Carbon Expert Bike 2020 reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Mountain Bikes.


Brand

As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Mountain Bikes. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with NS Bikes, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.


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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of NS Bikes Metropolis 3 Dirt Jump Bike 2020. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 8.6/10 overall.


Further product details

  • Product ID 1: 25503798933
  • Product ID 2: 733536UK
  • Brand: NS Bikes
  • Model number: NSB-00003
  • RRP: £729.99
  • EAN: 2024000000103
  • Description: NS Bikes Metropolis 3 Dirt Jump BikeThe Metropolis 3 delivers the top-notch ride quality of steel tubes with a classic slim design and looks as awesome as it performs. Built around a strong 4130 CrMo frame with hi-ten tubes and an RST Dirt T fork which absorbs every bump, this robust beast is ready to tackle any challenge that the trail throws at you. Packed with all the features of modern pro-level dirt bikes, this exceptional example includes modern geometry and superb components which have all been chosen by NS Bikes’ top riders.Salt by WTP CrMo Cranks and Powerful BrakesWhether you’re out at the park with your mates or competing in an event, this responsive and burly ride makes everything from 360 nosedives to tailwhips a breeze. Plus, when climbing you’ll feel the superb pedalling efficiency of its Salt by WTP crankset propelling you up to speed while an Alhonga front V-Brake and Tektro Novela rear brake provide phenomenal stopping power so you can stay in full control.Modern Geometry, Low-Weight with Outstanding Pace and ControlWhen descending you are prepared for some serious air approaching as this dirt-shredding champion weighs in at only a mere 13.8kg and its low-slung geometry ensures you’re in complete control regardless of what feature, jump or stepdown your hitting. This is the perfect ride for breaking boundaries and setting new goals and takes riding performance to greater heights, at a very exceptional price point.Features: Frame: Material: 4130 CrMo, Hi-Ten tubes Fork: RST Dirt T, 100mm travel, 9mm axle, 1 1/8″ Aluminium steerer tube Headset: FSA, press-fit, loose ball Crankset: Salt By WTP, tubular CrMo, 30T, Steel ring Bottom Bracket: Salt By WTP, Spanish Cassette: 14T freewheel Chain: PYC-410H, Single-Speed Brakes: Front: Alhonga, V-Brake; Rear: Tektro Novela, 160mm Handlebars: NS Lick, 740mm Stem: NS Chemical, 25.4mm clamp size Grips: NS Hold Fast Unlocked Saddle: Octane One Fat, seat-post combo Seatpost: Octane One Fat, seat-post combo Hubs: Front: Joytech, 9mm, bolt-on; Rear: Joytech with 14T freewheel Rims: Front: Jalco DBX, 26‚Äù; Rear: NS Fundamental, 26″, 32h Tyres: Kenda Small Block 8, 26×2.1″ Weight: 13.8kgEasy AssemblyWhen you order a bike, one of our trained mechanics will carefully prepare and pack your bike for shipping. Upon delivery, the assembly is simple and all necessary tools are conveniently included in the box.Depending on the delivery service and destination, bikes will either be delivered in a large or a small box. Below is a guide as to how your bike will arrive: All bikes for delivery within the UK and Republic of Ireland will be delivered in a large box, except for kids’ bikes and BMX bikes, which are always delivered in manufacturer’s boxes. All bikes for delivery within the EU on a standard service will be delivered in a large box. If an express delivery option is chosen, your bike will be packed into a small box. Again, the exception is kids’ bikes and BMX bikes, which are always delivered in manufacturer’s boxes. All bikes for worldwide delivery outside the EU will be delivered in small boxes.This video demonstrates assembly from a SMALL BOX.This video demonstrates assembly from a LARGE BOX.Buy NS Bikes from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
  • Full Category: Bikes > Mountain Bikes
  • Size: L
  • Unisex
  • 0
  • Adult

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