Introducing the Calibre Line 10 - Video

Oct 5, 2017 at 9:06
by Calibre Bikes  

.

Views: 9,194    Faves: 11    Comments: 0


Introducing the Calibre Line 10 - Video

Born out of frustration at the lack of well priced aggressive hardtails to rag through the mud in the coldest months, we designed the Line 10. It’s got all the numbers you’d expect from a capable, modern trail bike: long reach accompanying a short stem for stability at speed, a short back end to aid cornering and a 66.5-degree head angle to keep it poised when things get steep. We’ve also gone with a 1x drivetrain and external routing to keep maintenance fuss to a minimum during the gritty British winter.

photo

What we’re left with is a truly aggressive hardtail that serves as the perfect introduction to proper mountain biking, alternatively, it’s the ideal addition to your stable to save your pride and joy from the grit and grime of the coming months. Either way, you’ll be rolling home with a big grin on your face.

The Line 10 comes equipped with wide, aggressive rubber courtesy of Schwalbe, seated on i29 WTB rims for that added tyre volume. Chuck in a dropper post, thru-axle Rock Shox fork and Shimano gears and brakes and you’ve got yourself a winter ripper at a fraction of the cost of the competition at only £750.

Available for shipping worldwide now from our new website.

Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and Instagram to keep up to date with our latest releases.

Introducing the Calibre Line 10 - Video

Introducing the Calibre Line 10 - Video

Introducing the Calibre Line 10 - Video

Introducing the Calibre Line 10 - Video

Introducing the Calibre Line 10 - Video


Author Info:
RideCalibre avatar

Member since Nov 17, 2016
18 articles
Must Read This Week
Sign Up for the Pinkbike Newsletter - All the Biggest, Most Interesting Stories in your Inbox
PB Newsletter Signup

138 Comments
  • 80 3
 At last! A company that is going in opposite direction then rest of industry. They are not making another everything carbon bikes for million dollars, but good and cheap. I'm not a Rockefeller and i usually have to buy used bikes and parts. Now i have an alternative.
  • 17 79
flag viatch (Oct 8, 2017 at 10:51) (Below Threshold)
 wow ! a hardtail...WOW !
  • 33 1
 can you believe that pinkbike poll? 2600 people are planing on buying sram brakes next? Nothing makes sense.
  • 1 0
 All the companies make hardtails which are similarly equipped. The shop near my house has Specialized Rockhoppers and Trek Calibers for days. I rode a Rockhopper for 5 or 6 years. I think it’s cool that Calibre is producing some videos that make bikes like this look cool. As long as the frame holds up to being ridden hard and put away wet it would be the perfect bike to learn on.
  • 66 0
 This bike just goes to show that it is, in fact, impossible to please the keyboard warriors! It's cheap, it's got all the right angles and it means that one more person who hasn't got/won't spend thousands on a bike , can and will have the best time riding. I think some people have forgotten that's what it's all about!
  • 14 0
 Isn't that the truth - applying the same criticism to this bike as people do to a £6000 intense where the forks alone are worth more.

Pound for pound I bet this bike is a right laugh to ride on your average singletrack / trail centre.
  • 6 2
 @Racer951: it's the rider not the bike, especially when the bike is not too cack.
  • 4 2
 Naa, it's boring! I prefer to spend thousands on a bike... Frame that is! Lol
  • 3 0
 @abgs87 So true. I couldn't agree more than you! It seems, apparently, that many of the viewers here need a much better specced bike in order to have fun. I am wondering if a better specced bike will make you ride like the guy in the video. This is a capable bike for the masses and it can serve as a second bike too. I cannot think many better bikes at this price point (including a dropper, an RS fork - yes, a cheap one -, Shimano brakes, proper rubber and rims).
  • 1 0
 A. HA! awesome B. my only potential gripe is with the high top tube. I just see myself bashing my knees all day
  • 36 1
 Expensive PB Bike Check - 'WTF £7k?! Come on Pinkbike, show us some affordable bikes for a change. Had enough of seeing all these expensive rigs!'.

Cheap PB Bike Check - 'Ugh, geometry looks so last year! Wait, what, it has a rear QR? Hahaha unbelievable. Oh em gee, that fork... Ew!'.

Rolleyes
  • 18 1
 If a big brand stuck their logo on this it would be worth 3x as much
  • 2 0
 so true! lol
  • 3 0
 Agreed. I read a review in MBA recently for the entry level Trek race hard tail. 25# bike for $2k. My old 7000ZX Trek weighs that much and was a grand. Who do they think they are kidding? Now if only Calibre could do something with the paint....SO tired of dayglow colors on bikes.
  • 10 0
 Some of us like more dated bikes. Nothing wrong with a rear QR, I have one on my Rock Lobster, On One 456 and On One Inbred 29er. Personally I think it looks ok, the spec seems good too compared to other offerings at that price point.
  • 12 0
 Awesome spec for the money. Keep at it Calibre - great to see a new wave of affordable, well though out bikes.
  • 10 2
 Why do they paint it to look cheap and dated? I get that an expensive paintjob would up the price, duh. But it would look way better in any colorscheme (or simply one color) other than this neon-on-neon mess.
  • 3 0
 I feel the same way about Giants. Look at Santa Cruz, Ibis, Yeti, Commencal, etc. Their paint jobs are simple and look sexy AF.
  • 2 1
 Exactly.. I think it looks like shit.. Just being honest
  • 3 1
 simple vs. flashy paintjob is just a matter of taste. giant markets their bikes to people who like flashy, sc markets them to people who like... beige.

but this here is made, (hopefully not on purpose) to look cheap. this would visually not stand out among a bunch of the shit supermarket bikes that it‘s trying to differentiate itself from. that’s a pity.
  • 5 0
 You know my biggest complaint is that they aren't available in the US.

I have several friends who are looking for a bike similar to this, and sure there's the used market. But currently in my area there isn't anything that's not stupidly over priced (1-2 grand for a 10 year old bike with deore/x5).

Props to Calibre for at least trying to get something out there that would be awesome for those looking to not drop a ton of money on a decent spec.
  • 7 0
 International shipping £10...
  • 1 0
 Your friends should look at the GT Aggressor. Available at big box sporting goods stores. Its a low travel HT. Comes stock with cable disk brakes and a crap Suntour shock. But you could drop a 100mm Manitou R7 (1 1/8 headset) on it and it would be awesome. My daughter has one and it gets the job done. Great way to get started without a huge outlay.
  • 1 0
 Tell your friends to check out Vitus bikes on CRC. Unbelievable value, my wife has been riding her Vitus HT for 3 years and couldn't be happier. You can get an aggressive HT with Deore/SLX build and a Raidon, Minute, or Sektor for under $1k. No dropper, but we've both been riding dirt cheap droppers (Tmars, DNM, KS) for years with no major issues.

For my wife we actually got the lowest-end build of the Sentier hardtail (Deore + XCR-Air fork) and used the Suntour upgrade program available in the US to get her an Epicon.

Or $1600 gets you full sus with a Mattoc and Monarch Plus. Almost pulled the trigger on that one myself.
  • 6 1
 Props to GoOutdoors for offering a reasonably well specced bike for a decent price... I built up a Bossnut V2 for a guy who had it delivered from the UK to Bulgaria for the princely sum of £10.00, after qualifying for the discount purchase price of £995.00.... I have to say i was a bit apprehensive, but it was impressive... All went together perfectly, and rode really well. Lengthy cockpit, fairly slack, and even with the basic Monarch R felt pinned.. It's begging for some minor upgrades, and perhaps lose the front deraileur, but the stock specification will have you riding as quick, and enjoying it as much as your friends on £3000.00+ bikes............. Regarding the minor upgrades, the QR release on the back would benefit from being replaced by the DT Swiss 9mm ratchet QR, it will stiffen it up, and likely would be an option on the 'Line 10' as well...
  • 4 0
 This is just like what my first real mountain bike was, only for people who are 6ft+. I had a hardrock and it was awesome for riding cross country, and trails, and then learning how to dirt jump. Awesome!!
  • 4 0
 "The Line 10 comes equipped with wide, aggressive rubber courtesy of Schwalbe," Are these those new Schwalbe Trail
Boss's, and Shwalbe Vigilante's everyone has been talking about? I hear they are way better than WTB tires.
  • 2 0
 love calibre bikes, thanks for building some well thought out up to date frames that are worth up grading and will keep people riding them to their limit, great to see a change from short, steep and generic xc geometry that most outdoor brands and even the low end hardtails of the big brands keep producing. how does it stack up to this though? www.mbr.co.uk/reviews/27-5-hardtail-bikes/vitus-nucleus-275-vr
  • 8 3
 Certainly wouldn't be for me, just buy a used bike thats 6 months old and mint and get 50% more bike for the same money.
  • 6 1
 I do the same. Im mostly buying used frames /forks for a while. You get killer deals for a frame in like new conditions!
  • 7 2
 Sure, but if everybody thinks like you where would you get your second hand bikes from?
  • 2 0
 Tons of people getting excited for this bike.... We should have plenty of folks to get reviews from as I assume most of the people here are going to buy one now right?
Nobody would rant about the industry and fight for what this bike stands for and not buy one, that would be silly.
  • 3 0
 Their website directs you to Go Outdoors and according to their site it's discounted, it actually retails at £850 and is only available in L and XL, which seems a bit odd.
  • 4 1
 As far as I'm aware they're only available through Go Outdoors. I wouldn't be surprised if the bike has always been priced at £750 on the website and that the £850 rrp. is just stated so that you feel that you're saving £100.

It is odd that there are only 2 sizes listed. Maybe they haven't taken delivery of the smaller sizes or that they've sold out.
  • 2 0
 @dingus: go outdoors owns the calibre brand so essentially their in house bike. Usually the pricing works as full retail, so 850, but offer a discount card for a fiver I think to get it down to 750. Did the same with the full sus bossnut.
  • 2 0
 @Dav82: dont forget that if your military or emergency services, you can get a blue light card and get a further 10% of that as well!!
  • 1 0
 @ilovedust: lol!! Just got one last month!! Get discount pretty much everywhere!!
  • 1 1
 I think many are getting uppity because Calibre seem to be a cross purposes here with their intent of this bike, they make out like its going to be a second, winter bike for those that already have "proper" bikes in their stable, but then also play their budget bike card and thus there are some very glaring budget choices on this bike that, as can be seen here, does not sit well with those that already have "proper " bikes and are looking for a good winter hardtail - so, I can see what Calibre are trying to aim for, but maybe they are inadvertently pitching at bike snobs as well, thus the snobbery thats appearing here etc
  • 1 0
 I'm building a singlespeed hardtail for £250, as that's all I can afford and I have actually found decent parts. DT swiss rims, Marin Bobcat Trail frame, Rockshox Reba and Shimano SLX brakes.
  • 23 23
 "Born out of frustration at the lack of well priced aggressive hardtails"

That bike looks so dated....
There's plenty of good bikes with more up to date numbers at that price point
  • 3 0
 Good spec though
  • 23 0
 Are there really that many competitors at that price, you'll barely buy a hardtail frame from most manufacturers for £750
  • 26 0
 can you give us a list as i would like to know of them
  • 6 18
flag wittereus (Oct 8, 2017 at 1:10) (Below Threshold)
 @nick1957: Try: Radon, Propain, YT etc......
  • 11 1
 @wittereus: about time YT make a hardtail. Do you have a link?
  • 3 10
flag wittereus (Oct 8, 2017 at 1:22) (Below Threshold)
 @bonkywonky: Dirt bike..... I'm sorry, my bad!Wink
  • 24 1
 Name one at £750 RRP with decent reach and head angle numbers, with nice features like wider rims which will allow lower pressures / wider tires which is great for hardtail as and beginners.

I'm not saying there isn't competition at this price point but it is thin on the ground and is usually the kind of generic XC build that isn't great to actually ride.

People request cheaper bikes to be featured on here and then they fall under the same sctutiny as a £7000 yeti - it's not perfect, the frames stand over does look a little tall but it would make a nice start out bike or winter hack.
  • 5 0
 Sonder, on-one @nick1957:
  • 2 0
 @sewer-rat: that sonder looks good never heard of them before
  • 6 0
 @sewer-rat: the sonder is £1150 rrp so hugely more expensive - over 50% of the cost of the caliber added on.

On-one are a decent example but have very dated geometry now, they don't seem to have been update in a long time.
  • 3 4
 @DC1988: Saracen / Genesis to name just a few based in the UK.
  • 3 9
flag BeardlessMarinRider (Oct 8, 2017 at 2:46) (Below Threshold)
 Nice video but not great value and damned ugly
  • 8 2
 @Racer951: look at on one Deedar with its updated geometry
  • 11 0
 @simoroma: But again its £250 more expensive and the geo still isn't all that great. Largest size reach is only just 440mm.

If you are after a £3000 bike then £250 more isn't a lot, add it onto a £750 bike and it's a 1/3rd more.

I still don't see another bike with comparable geo at £750-£800 and sensible spec like a dropper, wide rims and 1x10.
  • 5 0
 @Racer951: what I don't get with the lower price point bikes is they all seem to have slightly old school geo numbers which is odd as it doesn't cost any more to make the HA 2 degree slacker and the TT 20mm longer which would make me consider buying one a lot more! You can upgrade low spec items over time but you a bit stuck with changing poor standover or steep head angles
  • 5 0
 @adamsemmens: I think it's because most of the lower end bikes use 'open' source frames or an existing design with a few changes.

It's also the case that lower end bikes are often for more sedate / beginner types of riding so more extreme geometry could be a negative rather than a good thing, though my opinion on that is you quickly adapt after a few rides anyway unless it's well outside of the 'norm'.
  • 9 0
 Show me another bike for £750 that has a dropper post
  • 5 0
 No there isn't. One DeeDar and 456 both cost £999, don't come with a dropper and are both much smaller sized. The Sonder Transmitter is also £999 and no dropper, none of the German brands make a hardtail at this price that isn't a pure dirt jumper or a cross country type bike with geo to match. Plus 66.5 degree with a 120mm fork is proper slack.
  • 4 0
 @Racer951: Do not feed the trolls.
  • 1 0
 Vitus Sentier has very similar geo, no dropper and 2x10, but it does have a bolt through rear end
  • 3 1
 @Racer951: Trek Roscoe. 68 deg head angle, 120mm fork, 2.8" tires. Reach isn't quite up to par at 422 for a M, but compare that to some brands full suspension and it's not "too short"
  • 6 0
 @hostforaxenomorph: Im aware it detracts value having a QR, if you think that kind of thing will bother a beginner / someone after a very cheap bike that is? - I had a hardtail with a QR a few years ago and it was fine, not the stiffest but just fine for the kind of riding it was used for.

Again, comparing a bike on discount to RRP, so its usual price is £850 plus then fitting aftermarket parts so a completely irrelevant comparison, total well over £900 at RRP - Many beginners will ride what they have, not spend time upgrading a brand new bike

Sounds like you are searching for bikes just to backup your opinion that is for some unknown reason to hate on a bike that is designed to get people out on the trails to have fun at a decent price-point, why do you feel the need to describe it as 'dated junk'? - Thats not an intelligent debate just crap talk, I dont own one so you have no argument to 'win' here, strange.
  • 1 0
 @mtnbykr05: Good call on that one, and the shorter geometry will work just fine with beginners anyway.

I would probably go for the Calibre myself but its the first suggestion that matches it on price and in many other areas (though add a dropper and the labour to fit it and you are over £900)
  • 2 0
 @adamsemmens: Lower end bikes often have SUPER low end versions using the same frame- that means the frame has to accomodate 2x & 3x drivetrains (big rings w/o bash require taller BB), cheap to produced narrow bars require a longer steam & shorter TT, front derailleurs which are easier to incorporate with longer chainstays which forces a shorter front to keep the wheelbase in check, a cheap shorter travel fork requires a taller headtube, and so on.

So there really are some costs with newer geometry. Calibre doesn’t have to worry about that though as they aren’t repurposing this frame in a mega cheap department store variation.
  • 2 0
 @Racer951: The RRP on the Calibre is £850 according to the Go Outdoors website, £100 off with their discount card.
  • 3 2
 Lets also not lose sight of the fact that £750 is insane money for an entry level bit of equipment for any sport.

If I'm spending that money I'd want something a damned sight better for those hard earned pennies than this (several examples already given by others)
  • 1 0
 I was at Wal Mart recently and I don't think I saw a better bike at that price point, in Canadian dollars
  • 1 0
 Well all one has to do is look around, I would get the Vitus Sentir for a few quid more for a better looking and better spec bike
www.chainreactioncycles.com/vitus-bikes-sentier-vrs-hardtail-bike-slx-1x11-2017/rp-prod146561

and yes, the Calibre is ugly, all their bikes are unfortunately, their paint job and graphics package need an overhaul, they may be cheap but they dont have to look it, and its not a cost thing, it purely a bad design, and this is from someone that rides a cheap steel yellow on-one as their all year bike - I love aggressive hardtails and keeping things cheap(ish) so this should tick boxes for me
  • 2 1
 @Racer951: To be fair the price from GoOutdoirs is an odd one, they artificially inflate prices and then have a stupid membership card system that brings the price down, so it looks like you are getting a better deal, - they do it with this new bike, its actually £850 and not 750, but, discount takes it to 750.... you know, because you are special (and gullible) if you take a mambership lol

The Vitus has always been cheaper than RRP because thats the way they all work, especially seeing as CRC own Vitus, it make the price look more appealing if it has a big discount, so its the same as what GoOutdoors do, just a slightly different route. - all manipulation at the end of the day.
  • 1 0
 Take your old dirt jump bike, buy wide bars and used 9sp Saint gear with an 11-36t, raise the travel of your forks. Trade mates' old 26er knobbly tyres for a few pints. Then buy an old 26" Stanton frame, slap the components on it and hey presto you have the ultimate winter/skatepark/pumptrack/jib bike for a few hundred quid..
  • 1 0
 @makdthed: why are you gullible to take a membership ? Its £5 for a year - effectively making the bike £755 in total . . . . . for an SLX equipped, Schwalbe Shod, Dropper Post included 29er. What do I know . . . . i'm biased, I work there !!!!
  • 1 0
 I think the point was why not just make it £755 rather than make you feel like you got a magical deal. Reality is most people see a reduction in price and get lured in which is of course why they do it but that kind of sales psychology pees me off too
  • 1 0
 @BeardlessMarinRider:
I do wonder why they still continue with the membership card, I personally don't shop there because of it.
  • 3 0
 looks alright for people getting into mountain biking.
  • 10 11
 Great just more people out in the woods on my Trails now. I miss the days when I could ride all day long and not see another Rider. I hate it that this sport is getting so popular. Can't you people find something else to do other than mountain bike.
  • 7 1
 It sucks! I used to be able to go out and grind against trees in my lycra without anyone knowing. Now I have to wear all this excessive clothing and protection just to fit in, since there are now people everywhere. Makes it much more difficult when I have to strip down just to get my grind on, let alone always worried about someone popping up around the corner.
  • 4 0
 @mtnbykr05: lol popularity is ruining our 'sport' lol time to move on.....
  • 3 3
 @mtnbykr05: That just means u care to much what others think.. Wear and ride what u like.. Who gives a f@&k
  • 1 0
 Cheers to that
  • 1 0
 Am I missing something? It does not really seem like a much better deal than a Giant Fathom 27.5?

www.giant-bicycles.com/us/bikes-fathom-2018
  • 1 1
 It costs like $400 less, which makes it a much better deal for somebody who only has $750 to spend on a bike (or 760 after changing out the qr hollow axle for a study bolt on 10mm axle.
  • 2 0
 sorry ... wrong currency. my bad.
  • 5 0
 That's last years bike and is sold out. Probably not a very useful option.
  • 2 0
 Anyone wanna buy my hardtail? Lol
  • 1 0
 And yet the ad plays a very nice punk rock song instead of this rap shit that has playing now..... What a bike!
  • 2 0
 Bargain. Im getting one.
  • 1 0
 The vids not coming up for me...am I missing something?
  • 1 0
 Oh it's up now!
  • 2 0
 Lime 10
  • 1 0
 Looks great fun.. are they sektors?
  • 1 0
 Recon
  • 1 0
 Looks great but what's it like for a XC bimbling round Basingstoke?
  • 1 0
 This is the bollox for the dollar haters are bike snobs x
  • 1 0
 Nice in between bike from wal mart huff puff to a real bike
  • 1 0
 would love to see an affordable 160-180 enduro
  • 1 0
 Dude rode that thing like a champ! Good marketing move on their part!!
  • 1 0
 Do people who like hardtails listen to that kind of music or what
  • 1 0
 hell yea hard tails are back
  • 1 0
 Kind of have to ask: why not just ride a DJ down trails?
  • 2 0
 can't sit down up trails. why not ride this on dirt jumps?
  • 1 0
 @VTwintips: it's a 29er right? you serious?
  • 1 0
 @VTwintips: ah, nvm its a 650b. Still, I'd rather DJ a 26" or BMX
  • 1 0
 @kobld: No shit a dj would be better. But this would be MUCH MUCH better for xc than a dirt jumper.
  • 1 0
 Check NukeProof Scout is you like aggressive hardtails
  • 1 0
 The paint job is sweet
  • 1 3
 That fork is a piece of crap. It looks good until you see what's inside - cheapness&plastic.
  • 4 1
 It's a £750 bike, what do you want?

How much is a set of low end RS forks? £300 alone?
  • 1 2
 @Racer951: SR Suntour or RST. RS is just for show and inside it's piece of sheet. I've seen it.
  • 7 0
 @EnduroriderPL: Yea, Im not disagreeing with you that it isnt a great fork, you obviously are aware of its flaws - but yet again I will aks you - What do you want for £750?

If you can afford / want more from a bike then go for something better than something that is £750 and will be sold online / in an outdoor superstore.
  • 1 0
 its a Rock Shox Recon 120mm travel with tapered alloy steerer and 15mm bolt through maxle - I mean its not too bad, its not enough travel for an aggressive hardtaoil by any means, but its not a Suntour XC job is it
  • 1 1
 @Racer951: That RS fork is fake. I know because I own one of those - it came with my hardtail. I've disassemble it and believe me you're better of with RST or RS Suntour.
  • 1 0
 @Racer951: The merchandise is worth as much as client is willing to pay for it. If you like to pay £300 for something with RS badge go for it. After you do take the for apart and then will talk about what's inside. I own that fork so I exactly know what I'm talking about.

RST or SR Suntour would be better choice for that bike.
  • 1 0
 @EnduroriderPL: I think you are missing the point where I agreed with you but was saying it's a cheap bike sow what do you expect?
  • 1 0
 @Racer951: as I mentioned TWICE already I'm expecting RST or SR Suntour instead of fake RS.
  • 1 0
 @EnduroriderPL: I have no idea what you are on about so good for you.
  • 1 0
 @Racer951: shame on you
  • 2 3
 A 430mm reach on the xl? What is this, a bike for ants!?
  • 2 1
 RC = Rear Centre ie. chainstay length.
Reach is quoted at 608mm for the XL.

sizing seems reasonable enough.

Starting your sizing range with MEDIUM in a country where the average height is 5'9" for a man and 5'3" for a woman is however fashion wankery of the highest order.
  • 2 0
 @G-A-R-Y: oh right, my mistake! Thanks for the correction. It's 469 for reach, which makes more sense. 608 is the stack.
  • 1 1
 That's the Rear-Centre, aka. chainstay length ya dobber. Did you not think it was strange that all 3 sizes had 430mm reach? The reach measurement is under the RE column.
  • 3 0
 @G-A-R-Y: 608mm is the stack (STK) measurement, not the reach. 608mm would make it 50mm longer than the longest Geometron. You'd pretty much be doing a plank all the way down the trail.
  • 1 0
 @dingus: Ha ha... so it is.

Seems it's dobber day here too.

Smile

Ps. I'd feel like a complete plank riding anything Chris Porter recommended.







Copyright © 2000 - 2024. Pinkbike.com. All rights reserved.
dv56 0.039313
Mobile Version of Website