Nukeproof Reactor 275 Elite Carbon Bike Review

Nukeproof Reactor 275 Elite Carbon Bike Reviews

Review score: 8.6/10 – Updated March, 2024

Latest Price: £3399.99 – Save 11% (RRP: £3799.99)

Take a look now to discover what makes Nukeproof Reactor 275 Elite Carbon Bike worthy of a review score of 8.6 out of 10.

Nukeproof Reactor 275 Elite Carbon Bike Review


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Nukeproof Reactor 275 Elite Carbon Bike features

Nukeproof Reactor 275 Elite Carbon Bike specs

Nukeproof Reactor 275 Elite Carbon Bike
Spec 1

Colour: Ron Burgundy

Other Mountain Bikes found with this Spec: 2

Spec 2

Frame Size: XL

Other Mountain Bikes found with this Spec: 15

Spec 3

Wheel Size: 27.5″ (650b)

Other Mountain Bikes found with this Spec: 188

Spec 4

Gender: Unisex

Other Mountain Bikes found with this Spec: 2527

Spec 5

Speed: 12 Speed

Other Mountain Bikes found with this Spec: 225

Spec 6

Material: Carbon

Other Mountain Bikes found with this Spec: 324

Spec 7

Fork Travel: 150mm

Other Mountain Bikes found with this Spec: 11

Feature 1

Frame: Nukeproof Reactor 275 Carbon, 140mm Travel, UD woven Carbon Fibre front triangle/chain stays/seat stays, internal cable routing, custom tuned rear shock, Enduro bearings, threaded bottom bracket, boost 148mm rear axle spacing, 3D contoured frame protection

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: #VALUE!

Feature 2

Fork: Fox 36 Float, Performance Series, Grip Damper, 150mm, 44mm Offset, BOOST, black

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 1

Feature 3

Shock: Fox Float DPX2, Performance Series, 3 Position, EVOL, Custom CL, LRL tune, 210x55mm, Bearing End (0.2 Spacer fitted.)

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 1

Feature 4

Front Wheel: DT Swiss M1900 SPLINE 27.5″, Centrelock, 110x15mm

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 1

Feature 5

Rear Wheel: DT Swiss M1900 SPLINE 27.5″, Centrelock, Shimano Microspline Driver, 148x12mm

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 1

Feature 6

Tyres: Front: Maxxis Assegai 27.5”x2.5 WT 3C MaxxTerra/EXO+/TR, Rear: Maxxis Minion DHR II 27.5”x2.4 WT 3C MaxxTerra/EXO+/TR

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 4

Feature 7

Crankset: Shimano SLX M7100 12-Speed, Hollowtech 2, 170mm, 32T, 52mm Chainline

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 3

Feature 8

Shifter: Shimano SLX M7100-IR, 12-speed Rapidfire Plus, I-Spec EV

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 3

Feature 9

Rear Derailleur: Shimano SLX M7100, SGS 12-Speed, Shadow Plus

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 4

Feature 10

Chain: Shimano SLX M7100 HG 12-speed Inc Quicklink

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 4

Feature 11

Cassette: Shimano SLX M7100-12, 12-Speed (HYPERGLIDE+), 10-51T

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 4

Feature 12

Brakes: Shimano SLX M7120, 4 Pot Brake, Metallic Pads

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 2

Feature 13

Front Rotor: Shimano RT70, 203mm

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 1

Feature 14

Rear Rotor: Shimano RT70, 180mm

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 1

Feature 15

Handlebars: Nukeproof Horizon 25mm Rise, Width – S780mm, M780mm, L800mm, XL800mm)

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 7

Feature 16

Stem: Nukeproof Neutron AM, 45mm, black

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 10

Feature 17

Saddle: Nukeproof Horizon SL, black

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 4

Feature 18

Seatpost: Brand X Ascend internal, 31.6mm, S:125mm drop; M/L:150mm drop; XL: 170mm Drop

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 1

Price

£3399.99

Number of Reviews

1

Review Score

5 / 5

Average score in category: 4.3/5

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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 Nukeproof Reactor 275 Elite Carbon Bike.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Nukeproof Reactor 275 Elite Carbon Bike 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 Nukeproof 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 Nukeproof Reactor 275 Elite Carbon Bike

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Nukeproof Reactor 275 Elite Carbon Bike.

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 Nukeproof Reactor 275 Elite Carbon Bike was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £3399.99 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.4 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 above average at £3399.99.

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 22 cost more than Nukeproof Reactor 275 Elite Carbon Bike and 101 were cheaper.

Cost of Nukeproof products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 341 products from Nukeproof, of which 24 were in the Mountain Bikes category.

For now though we’re looking at Nukeproof branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £294.09 making this product above average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Nukeproof product we found was £0.99 and the highest price we could find from them was £5849.99.

Of the 341 from Nukeproof, 10 were more expensive than Nukeproof Reactor 275 Elite Carbon Bike and 330 were cheaper.

How much are Nukeproof Mountain Bikes?

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

The average price of the 24 products that match this search was £3160.41, with the cheapest coming in at £1099.99 and highest price was £5849.99. With the average being £3160.41, Nukeproof Reactor 275 Elite Carbon Bike comes in above average.

10 products that meet this search were more expensive than Nukeproof Reactor 275 Elite Carbon Bike and 13 were cheaper.


Nukeproof Reactor 275 Elite Carbon Bike 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 Nukeproof Reactor 275 Elite Carbon Bike reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Nukeproof Reactor 275 Elite Carbon Bike, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.4 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 Nukeproof Reactor 275 Elite Carbon Bike or another similar product, like Nukeproof Reactor 290 WORX Carbon Bike reviews or Nukeproof Mega 275 Factory Carbon Bike 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 Nukeproof, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.


YouTube Video of Nukeproof Reactor 275 Elite Carbon Bike

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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Nukeproof Reactor 275 Elite Carbon Bike. 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: 25308850641
  • Product ID 2: 702180UK
  • Brand: Nukeproof
  • Model number: REACTOR275ELITECRB20XLCRC
  • RRP: £3799.99
  • EAN: 5056305510978
  • Description: Nukeproof Reactor 275 Elite Carbon Bike (SLX)The all-new Carbon Elite Nukeproof Reactor confidently soars aggressive trail riding performance levels of greatness that you experience from the first spin of the cranks. This modern Elite-level Reactor features modern geometry and a trail-optimised suspension platform that’s equipped with trail-smoothing Fox Performance suspension for even greater mountain-dominance. With a Shimano SLX 12-Speed drivetrain beneath it, this trail-shredder pushes to the top with efficient excellence and blasts back down with the utmost control thanks to SLX disc brakes.Shimano SLX 12-Speed Drivetrain with Fox Float Performance Suspension Equipped with the latest tech and spec, this ride features a smooth shifting SLX 12-Speed drivetrain from Shimano and “flip-chip” adjustable suspension geometry, so you can easily fine-tune it for long days exploring the peaks and just as easily for uplift days at the bike park. It’s equipped with 150mm of travel from Fox 36 Float forks and 140mm from its DPX2 shock at the rear. Nukeproof has completed this build with an aftermarket-quality finishing kit to ensure you care comfortable, stable and with traction and control on the steepest climbs and fastest descents when sessioning the roughest terrains.Efficient and Comfortable Brand-X Dropper SeatpostThis top-level trailbike is constructed with a carbon fibre frameset at its core for the best balance between stiffness and weight. It features a trail-optimised suspension/pedalling platform to get the most from every moment you spend in the saddle. This is achieved by a Brand-X Ascend dropper seatpost for infinite adjustment of your sitting position to get the greatest comfort on the climbs and the ideal attack position when descending. DT Swiss M1900 Wheels and Maxxis Gravity TyresRolling with poise and prowess aboard DT Swiss M1900 wheels wrapped in Maxxis gravity tyres, this ride boosts over ruts, carves berms and launches from roots with the utmost control and reliability. This bike build is born to tame technical trails, maintain speed and grip to anything while supporting you through even the most daring line choices. And, what’s not to love about a bike that opens up your options and gives the ability to push yourself harder than ever before.Features: Frame: Nukeproof Reactor 275 Carbon, 140mm Travel, UD woven Carbon Fibre front triangle/chain stays/seat stays, internal cable routing, custom tuned rear shock, Enduro bearings, threaded bottom bracket, boost 148mm rear axle spacing, 3D contoured frame protection Fork: Fox 36 Float, Performance Series, Grip Damper, 150mm, 44mm Offset, BOOST, black Shock: Fox Float DPX2, Performance Series, 3 Position, EVOL, Custom CL, LRL tune, 210x55mm, Bearing End (0.2 Spacer fitted.) Front Wheel: DT Swiss M1900 SPLINE 27.5″, Centrelock, 110x15mm Rear Wheel: DT Swiss M1900 SPLINE 27.5″, Centrelock, Shimano Microspline Driver, 148x12mm Tyres: Front: Maxxis Assegai 27.5‚Äùx2.5 WT 3C MaxxTerra/EXO+/TR, Rear: Maxxis Minion DHR II 27.5‚Äùx2.4 WT 3C MaxxTerra/EXO+/TR Crankset: Shimano SLX M7100 12-Speed, Hollowtech 2, 170mm, 32T, 52mm Chainline Shifter: Shimano SLX M7100-IR, 12-speed Rapidfire Plus, I-Spec EV Rear Derailleur: Shimano SLX M7100, SGS 12-Speed, Shadow Plus Chain: Shimano SLX M7100 HG 12-speed Inc Quicklink Cassette: Shimano SLX M7100-12, 12-Speed (HYPERGLIDE+), 10-51T Brakes: Shimano SLX M7120, 4 Pot Brake, Metallic Pads Front Rotor: Shimano RT70, 203mm Rear Rotor: Shimano RT70, 180mm Handlebars: Nukeproof Horizon 25mm Rise, Width – S780mm, M780mm, L800mm, XL800mm) Stem: Nukeproof Neutron AM, 45mm, black Saddle: Nukeproof Horizon SL, black Seatpost: Brand X Ascend internal, 31.6mm, S:125mm drop; M/L:150mm drop; XL: 170mm Drop Headset: Nukeproof, 44-56 IITS Grips: Nukeproof Sam Hill SignatureTechnologies: Flip Chip Adjustable Suspension Geometry: All models of the Reactor feature a “flip-chip”, so that the bike geometry can be easily adjusted from “Trail” to “Rail” mode without having to custom tune your suspension setup. The Trail setting is best suited for pumping and carving your rhythm and style into the mountainside and still caters for rides who love the climb as much as the descent. On the other hand, the Rail setting turns the Reactor into an adrenaline-fuelled gravity tamer. Dropping the bottom bracket height by 6mm and slackening the head angle by half a degree, these changes give this Reactor greater stability and control when the trail leans downhill towards vertical. Nukeproof 4-Bar Horst Linkage Suspension Design: Ensuring the bike can climb as well as it descends, Nukeproof focussed on fine-tuning their 4-Bar Horst linkage suspension setup to give higher levels of anti-squat performance when higher up the cassette in the climbing gears, but also to deliver greater trail-gobbling performance when you drop down the cassette and begin descending the mountain. This means that the bike behaves itself on the climbs and grips with unprecedented traction and efficiency when making your way back towards sea-level. When you get it up to speed and drop a few gears to carry momentum, this bike turns into a trail hooligan and helps you carve the trail with style. The combination of low anti-squat and progressive suspension-rate give it the ultimate in small bump compliance (removes rough trail and root chatter) with good mid-stroke support for cornering/pumping and end stroke progression for aggressive riding. With balanced anti-rise suspension performance, the Reactor provides some squat when braking hard, maintaining rider position and providing a good amount of pressure through the tyre to ensure stability and traction. The Reactor is designed to reward the rider and ensure you get that stoke factor in on any ride.Easy 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 Nukeproof Bikes from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
  • Full Category: Bikes > Mountain Bikes
  • Savings percentage from RRP: 11%
  • Size: XL
  • Unisex
  • 400
  • Adult

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