The Monarch rear shock uses a relatively firm compression damping setting to keep suspension bounce to a minimum The monarch rear shock uses a relatively firm compression damping setting to keep suspension bounce to a minimum: The rectangular and square-section back end is equally tidy, with the QR rear axle the only hint that this is a budget bike. Low-slung seatstays are braced by a small kicker link on the seat tube before meeting up with the RockShox Monarch damper to give 130mm (5.1in) of rear travel. The straight seat tube with QR clamp means easy saddle drop potential until you upgrade to a dropper post too. The tapered head tube and hydroformed main tubes create a stiff-tracking front end with plenty of standover space. The Bossnut chassis isn’t outstanding in any way, but it does everything it needs to very well. Sorted contemporary geometry and no weak kit links Totally sorted, incredible value machines like the Calibre make it clear why too. But there’s no avoiding the fact that big sports supermarkets and online shops are now a major force in the bike business. Second, yes, local bike shops are a vital part of keeping us on the trails and for most of us were the first leg up into a life of bikes. (The retailer ships worldwide, so if you're reading this outside the UK it's well worth getting your calculator out at this point.) The first is the Bossnut’s listed retail price – £1,299.99 – which magically shrinks to £999.99 on payment of £5 for a GO Outdoors loyalty card. The Calibre Bossnut has been superceded with a new model for 2020īefore we even start talking (not for the first time) about the Calibre Bossnut, which several of our testers have now spent some quality time on, there are two things we need to cover.It's once you start pushing the Bossnut hard that you begin to appreciate just how good a bike this is - Steve Behr
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