Fat-tyred adventures start here. The Aim - available for the first time in 2016 with 27.5 inch wheels - is a dependable aluminium hardtail with a comfortable ride position and durable 24 gear transmission. It's the ideal starting point for your first adventures off-road.
The cross-ovalised down tube is made from 6061 aluminium using our Advanced Mechanical Forming process, creating a a very strong but light backbone. Multilayer wet paint brings out the best in both colour combinations - the dynamic black/white/red and the bol bermuda blue/kiwi green. It also helps shrug off everyday knocks and scrapes, ensuring your frame will keep its good looks. Compact Agile Ride geometry gives the Aim a perfect blend of lively handling and a relaxed, comfortable ride position.
The Suntour XCT suspension fork is a real highlight, improving ride comfort and safety with 100mm of coil spring travel. Swallow Smart Sam tyres combine low rolling resistance with plenty of off-road grip, while Shimano's 3x8 transmission components provide reliable gear selection. Promax v-brakes are light and easy to use, bringing the Aim to a halt quickly and safely. LEVEL NINE cockpit components and CUBE Active 1.1 saddle combine easy control with the ergonomic design and comfort needed for longer rides.
With our Advanced Mechanical Forming technology we can mechanically transform different frame tubes and thus optimize them without material-wearing welding work for the respective requirements. Along the obtained organic look, the production method is primarily motivated by functional reasons. Multiple converted tubes enable us to manufacture lighter and also stiffer aluminum frames.
We ran innumerable tests to develop the Agile Ride Geometry in our series of big wheel bikes. We also added the 27.5in wheel size to the very well received portfolio. Three important details lead to the very agile character. Increased fork offsets let us achieve the same trail as our 26in bikes without having to steepen the head angle, thus maintaining generous toe clearance to the front wheel. Secondly we shortened the chain stays without compromising the seat angle. We invented a patented construction to mount the front derailleur to give us more tyre clearance while keeping a conventional seat angle, leading to a perfect riding position for every rider size. Last but not least we kept the BB height the same as on our 26in bikes. These measures lead to a natural riding position. Every mountain biker will feel immediately at home on a CUBE 29er or 27.5.
6061 aluminium alloy requires a heat treatment for the finished product. It is a stiff, very corrosion resistant, fatigue resistant,high-elongation material suitable for light tubesets with high stiffness.
The Easy Mount Kick Stand is a new system developed and designed by CUBE. The base of the stand is mounted from below to a fitting plate integrated to the frame and fixed with a through bolt. This kick stand is extremely stiff and solid through the enlarged contact areas between base and frame which gives a stable stand even with loaded panniers.
To protect our high-end aluminium frames from damage, they are built with the CUBE Frame Save System replaceable derailleur hanger. The mounting thread is in the hanger and not in the frame as usual. In case of a crash, this hanger can be easily and quickly replaced by a new one.
Internally routed cables offer many advantages. Cables are protected from dirt for longer life, weight is saved thanks to the absence of external housing and the bike has a clean, sleek appearance.
On polished, brushed aluminium and all HPC frames, the logos and graphics are applied in multi-layer wet paint. We use this surface treatment technology mainly to save weight.
