Acid 240

Name: Cube Acid 240
Brand: Cube

kids

Kilmė

Cube is a German bike maker founded in 1993 by Marcus Puerner in Waldershof, Bavaria, starting in a corner of his father's furniture factory and growing into one of Europe's largest bike brands. The Acid name has long sat in Cube's hardtail line-up as the value-focused, do-everything cross-country trail bike, and the Acid 240 is the junior translation of that idea onto 24-inch wheels. Rather than a toy, Cube builds it from the same heat-treated 6061 aluminium used across its adult range and hangs real mountain-bike components on it - a suspension fork, indexed gears and, on the Disc line, hydraulic brakes - so a child moving up from a first pedal bike gets a scaled-down but genuine trail machine. It has been a fixture of Cube's kids catalogue for years, quietly updated season to season as component suppliers changed.

Specifikacijos

Rėmas: Heat-treated 6061 aluminium (Cube 'Aluminium Lite 6061')
Svoris: kg
Transmisija: 1x, gears vary by year/trim: Shimano 7-speed (early/V-brake), microSHIFT Advent 9-speed (~2022-2023 Disc), Shimano Acera 8-speed (~2024-2025 Disc)
Stabdžiai: Two lines: alloy V-brake with Powermodulator (value) OR hydraulic disc (Tektro HDM-282 / Shimano BR-MT200, 160/160mm)
Ratai: 24-inch, aluminium double-wall rims

Verdiktas

+Stiprybės

Real adult-grade 6061 aluminium frame with proper MTB components (suspension fork, indexed gears, disc option) for the money.
Disc versions brake reliably in the wet (Tektro/Shimano hydraulics) with child-friendly levers; comfortable upright all-round geometry.
Durable and well-supported: replaceable derailleur hanger, standard parts, and strong resale value across the Baltic/European used market.

−Trūkumai

Heavy for the class (~12-13 kg as weighed) - noticeably harder for a small child to lift, manoeuvre or carry up stairs than premium lightweight rivals (Woom, Frog).
Coil suspension fork is under-sprung for light kids and adds weight without doing much for very light riders.
All-round geometry limits it for serious jumps, drops and technical trails; it is a comfort-oriented trail bike, not an aggressive MTB.

Kartos

2018-2021 (7-speed era)
- Original spec: simple, robust 7-speed. Disc versions already had hydraulic Tektro brakes.
Stabdžiai
V-brake (value) or Tektro HDM-282 hydraulic disc
2022-2023 (Advent 9-speed era)
- Wider-range, more modern 9-speed 1x drivetrain on the Disc line; best gear range of the eras.
Stabdžiai
Tektro hydraulic disc
2024-2025 (Acera 8-speed era)
- Switched to Shimano Acera 8-speed; V-brake base stayed on Shimano 7-speed. Prices trended down (~EUR 449-499 Disc).
Stabdžiai
Shimano BR-MT200 hydraulic disc

Versijos ir komplektacijos

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Versijos ir komplektacijos
Rodiklis	DabartinėAcid 240 (V-brake)	Acid 240 Disc (Tourney 7sp, early)	Acid 240 Disc (Advent 9sp)	DabartinėAcid 240 Disc (Acera 8sp)	DabartinėAcid 240 Disc FE (fully equipped)
Metai	2024	2020	2023	2025	2025
Rėmas	6061 aluminium	6061 aluminium	6061 aluminium	6061 aluminium	6061 aluminium
Transmisija	Shimano 7-speed (RD-M310, Revoshift)	Shimano Tourney 7-speed	microSHIFT Advent 1x9-speed	Shimano Acera 1x8-speed	Shimano 8-speed
Stabdžiai	Alloy V-brake w/ Powermodulator	Tektro HDM-282 hydraulic disc 160/160mm	Tektro hydraulic disc	Shimano BR-MT200 hydraulic disc	Hydraulic disc
Kaina	€399	€549	€599	€499	€599
Paskirtis	Vertė	Subalansuota	Subalansuota	Subalansuota	Flagmanas