April 21, 2021 at 9:00 am
Saracen Ariel 30 Pro
Saracen
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BR2202
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15.16kg
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A great bike for all-day adventures and picking your way down steep tech
Pros:
If you like ‘long’ geometry, you’ll love the Ariel 30; pedalling efficiency and snappiness is great between corners; well-thought-out kit provides great value for money
Cons:
Back end doesn’t quite smooth the ride as much on the fastest, roughest tracks
Saracen’s Ariel 30 sits on 130mm of travel front and rear, and, interestingly, shares the vast bulk of its frame with the longer-travel Ariel 60 model. With front triangle tubes being the same, it’s the 30 that has the most radical (for a given application) of the Ariel family’s geometry, as the higher front-end and slacker angles of the longer travel bikes effectively shorten their reach.