The Stereo Hybrid ONE77 HPC frame with 170mm travel front and rear and a mullet wheel setup with 29in front and 27.5in rear is all you need for big days out on big mountain trails. But, as with all CUBE designs, the devil is in the detail. So, for example, we added Integrated Cable Routing for super-clean looks, and then threw in an angle-adjustable headset so that you can tweak the handling to your taste. The 800Wh PowerTube battery sits unobtrusively in the carbon down tube, just above the Bosch CX drive. A UDH dropout on the aluminium rear triangle is tough and future-proof, and we also added a Direct Mount chain guide to keep you driving forwards even when the going gets rough.

A bike that’s truly at home in big mountain settings must be able to climb and descend equally well. With its Bosch CX drive, HPC carbon frame and carefully selected components, the Stereo Hybrid ONE77 HPC SLX ticks all the right boxes. No question it’s rea