Nuride Hybrid

Name: Cube Nuride Hybrid
Brand: Cube

e-city

Origin

Cube is a Bavarian bicycle manufacturer founded by Marcus Puerner in Waldershof, Germany, in 1993, starting in a 50-square-metre corner of his father's furniture factory. Over three decades it grew into one of Europe's largest bike brands, spanning road, mountain, gravel, trekking and a deep e-bike catalogue built almost entirely around Bosch drive systems. The Nuride Hybrid sits in Cube's trekking/tour family but leans deliberately urban: it takes the rugged reliability of a hardtail-style hybrid MTB — suspension fork, fat grippy tyres, upright cockpit — and dresses it for daily city and allroad duty with mudguards, lights and a commanding sit-up riding position. It replaced older Cube touring hybrids as the brand's go-to 'do-everything' commuter and was significantly redesigned for model year 2026 with a new frame, updated Bosch Smart-system electronics and 600/800 Wh battery options.

Specifications

Frame: Hydroformed aluminium; three frame styles — classic (high top tube), trapeze/dropped, and Easy Entry (low step-through)
Weight: kg
Drivetrain: 1x12 Shimano Deore (38T chainring, 10-51T cassette) on 625/750 EXC/SLX; 1x10 Shimano Cues RD-U6000 on 2026 Performance 600; XT 1x12 on 2026 Pro
Brakes: Shimano hydraulic disc — MT200 (Performance/EXC) up to MT420, 180 mm rotors; ABS available on select high-end 2026 trims
Wheels: 27.5" or 29" alloy; e.g. Shimano MT400 hubs on Alex EX23 rims (EXC 625)

The verdict

+Strengths

Comfortable, upright, confidence-inspiring ride with commanding urban visibility
Strong, reliable Bosch motor (up to 85 Nm CX) that climbs hills easily, plus big 625-800 Wh battery range
Well-equipped out of the box — full mudguards, integrated lights, suspension fork and wide allroad tyres; three frame styles for accessibility

−Weaknesses

Heavy (~25-28 kg) — awkward to carry up stairs or lift into flats
On the EXC 625, narrow rims pinch the wide tyres, causing a slightly vague, 'floppy' front end; suspension seatpost and saddle underwhelm on longer rides
No rear rack fitted as standard on some trims, and the high-top-tube classic frame is hard to mount when loaded

Did you know

01Cube offers the Nuride Hybrid in three distinct frame styles — classic high-top-tube, trapeze/dropped, and a very low Easy Entry step-through — from a single model name, so buyers pick geometry by mobility need rather than model.
02The 'Allroad' suffix means it ships tuned for mixed surfaces: Schwalbe G-One Allround tyres and a 100 mm suspension fork let it handle gravel paths and broken tarmac, not just smooth city streets.
03It rides on the same Bosch ecosystem as Cube's mountain bikes — the top 2024/2026 trims use the 85 Nm Performance CX motor normally associated with e-MTBs, giving it strong hill-climbing for a city bike.
04For 2026 Cube moved several trims to Bosch's Smart system and even offers Bosch ABS anti-lock braking on higher-end versions — a genuine safety feature rare on urban hybrids.

Generations

2024 era (Allroad)
- Original Nuride Hybrid: G-One Allround tyres, X-Fusion/RockShox forks, lighter builds, no ABS.
2026 era (redesign)
- New frame, Bosch Smart electronics, bigger 800 Wh option and optional Bosch ABS; SR Suntour forks on entry trims. Heavier at the base end.

Versions & builds

Every official build side by side — differences highlighted.

Versions & builds
Spec	Nuride Hybrid Performance 625 Allroad	Nuride Hybrid EXC 625 Allroad	Nuride Hybrid SLX 750 Allroad	CurrentNuride Hybrid Performance 600	CurrentNuride Hybrid Pro 600/800	CurrentNuride Hybrid EXC/SLX/SLT 800
Year	2024	2024	2024	2026	2026	2026
Drivetrain	Shimano Deore 1x11/1x12	Shimano Deore 1x12 (10-51T)	Shimano Deore 1x12 (10-51T)	Shimano Cues RD-U6000 1x10	Shimano XT 1x12	Shimano Deore/XT 1x12
Brakes	Shimano hydraulic disc	Shimano MT200 hydraulic disc	Shimano MT420 hydraulic disc	Shimano MT200 hydraulic disc, 180 mm	Shimano hydraulic disc	Shimano hydraulic disc (ABS on select)
MSRP	€2,699	€3,499	—	€2,599	—	—
Purpose	Value	Balanced	Flagship	Value	Balanced	Flagship