Nukeproof Reactor 290 Alloy Mountain Bike Frame 2020 Reviews

Review score: 9.3/10 – Updated November, 2024

Latest Price: £1499.99 – Save 21% (RRP: £1899.99)

Take a look now to discover what makes Nukeproof Reactor 290 Alloy Mountain Bike Frame 2020 worthy of a review score of 9.3 out of 10.

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Nukeproof Reactor 290 Alloy Mountain Bike Frame 2020 features

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 MTB Frames. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Nukeproof Reactor 290 Alloy Mountain Bike Frame 2020.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Nukeproof Reactor 290 Alloy Mountain Bike Frame 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 MTB Frames. 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 MTB Frames. 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 MTB Frames 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.

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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 MTB Frames.

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 290 Alloy Mountain Bike Frame 2020

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Nukeproof Reactor 290 Alloy Mountain Bike Frame 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 Nukeproof Reactor 290 Alloy Mountain Bike Frame 2020 was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £1499.99 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.7 out of 10 for price.

Average price of MTB Frames

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

We found 24 in the MTB Frames category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £814.20, making it above average at £1499.99.

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 MTB Frames. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £2399.99, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £119.99.

With 24 products available we worked out that 3 cost more than Nukeproof Reactor 290 Alloy Mountain Bike Frame 2020 and 17 were cheaper.

Cost of Nukeproof products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 341 products from Nukeproof, of which 8 were in the MTB Frames 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, 25 were more expensive than Nukeproof Reactor 290 Alloy Mountain Bike Frame 2020 and 311 were cheaper.

How much are Nukeproof MTB Frames?

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

The average price of the 8 products that match this search was £1399.99, with the cheapest coming in at £399.99 and highest price was £2399.99. With the average being £1399.99, Nukeproof Reactor 290 Alloy Mountain Bike Frame 2020 comes in above average.

2 products that meet this search were more expensive than Nukeproof Reactor 290 Alloy Mountain Bike Frame 2020 and 2 were cheaper.

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Nukeproof Reactor 290 Alloy Mountain Bike Frame 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 Nukeproof Reactor 290 Alloy Mountain Bike Frame 2020 reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Nukeproof Reactor 290 Alloy Mountain Bike Frame 2020, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.7 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the MTB Frames category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.5 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 290 Alloy Mountain Bike Frame 2020 or another similar product, like Nukeproof Mega 275 Carbon Mountain Bike Frame 2020 reviews or Ragley Piglet Hardtail Frame 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 MTB Frames.

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Brand

As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy MTB Frames. 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.

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YouTube Video of Nukeproof Reactor 290 Alloy Mountain Bike Frame 2020

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Nukeproof Reactor 290 Alloy Mountain Bike Frame 2020 reviews.

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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Nukeproof Reactor 290 Alloy Mountain Bike Frame 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 9.3/10 overall.

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Further product details

• Product ID 1: 25308816161
• Product ID 2: 701833UK
• Brand: Nukeproof
• Model number: REACTOR290FRAMEAL20MGXLCR
• RRP: £1899.99
• EAN: 5056305509569
• Description: Nukeproof Reactor 290 Alloy Mountain Bike FrameThe Reactor 290 takes its name from the original 1996 Nukeproof model but a lot of time has passed, and a lot has changed in terms of performance. The all-new Nukeproof Reactor rolls on 29‚Äù wheels and has epic tyre clearance to accept tyre widths up to 2.6‚Äù. This modern trail-riding marvel takes aggressive-MTB riding sessioning to new levels as it powers you up and down the steepest terrains with the utmost control.Modern Geometry and Trail-Optimised Suspension PlatformWith top-level engineering and advanced suspension kinematics at its core, this innovative 290 Reactor features an alloy construction, modern geometry and a fantastic suspension-platform to efficiently get you to your goal. This rides trail-focussed suspension setup handles aggressive riding styles, tames daring terrain, and glides across trail chatter while finding traction in all riding situations.ON SALE: BEGINNING OF NOVEMBERFeatures: Frame: Nukeproof Reactor 290 Alloy, 130mm Travel, custom triple butted hydro-formed tube set for front triangle and chain stays, UD woven carbon fibre Seat stays, internal cable routing, custom tuned rear shock, internal dropper seatpost cable routing, Enduro bearings, threaded bottom bracket, boost 148mm rear axle spacing, 3D contoured frame protection Shock: RockShox Super Deluxe Ultimate RCT, Custom ML 380 tune, 210x50mm, Bearing End (Comes with 1x bottomless token fitted so you have them if needed.) Fork Travel: 140mm Axle to Crown: 554mm Fork Offset: 51mm Shock Travel: 130mm Wheels Size: 29″ Max Tyre Size: 2.6″ Shock Size: 210x50mm Shock Hardware F: 25x8mm Shock Hardware R: 30x8mm Headtube: 44-56mm Tapered Semi-Integrated Headset: ZS44-28.6 – T2 / ZS56/40 – B8 Bearings: 2x NP-5 (6902 2RS), 4x NP-7 (6800 2RS), 4x NP-106 (6901 2RS) Seatpost: 31.6mm (Internal Routing for Dropper Seatpost) Seat Clamp: 34.9mm BB: Threaded 73mm BSA Rear Hub: Boost 148x12mm Rear Axle: SRAM Maxle Stealth M12x1.75 180mm Chain Guide: ISCG05 Brake Mount: 180mm Direct Post Internal cable routing Enduro Bearings Threaded 73mm BB Boost 148mm rear axle spacing 3D contoured frame protection 2 position adjustable Flip chip system Weight: 3.66kgs (Including shock)Technologies: 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.Buy Nukeproof Frames & Forks from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
• Full Category: Frames & Forks > MTB Frames
• Savings percentage from RRP: 21%
• Size: XL
• Unisex
• 400
• Adult

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