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The frame geometry was standard with a slanting top tube, which made for more standover clearance and a comfortable posture.
Suspension was ideal for Rough Urban Roads and Flat Trails
These gears are ideal for quick shifts on flat trail and in busy urban roads.
These brakes felt balanced and safe to use during the test ride on rough urban roads, especially during fast turns.
These MTB tires were heavily treaded and provided a lot of traction.
frame
Alloy 6061 Frame
fork
Spur Suspension Fork with 100mm travel and Lockout
front derailleur
Shimano Tourney
rear derailleur
Shimano Tourney
shifters
Shimano EF-500 21-Speed
brakes
Disc Brakes
tires
27.5" x 2.20"
rims
Double Wall Alloy
handlebar
Alloy Flat 660mm
stem
Alloy
seatpost
Alloy
saddle
Hyper-Fit Series
pedals
Alloy Cage
hubs
SF 36H
cassette
14/34T
chain
KMC X-7
crankset
ProWheel 24/34/42T
no of gears
21-Speed
riding purpose
Leisure/Fitness
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The Octane series is the premium range of bicycles from Hero Cycles and they are aimed at giving more performance focused rides at an affordable price while looking aesthetic. From the hardtail MTB range we got the opportunity to test ride the Hero Octane Springbok and here is what we thought.
Weight – 14.9 kgs
Usage – Leisure/Fitness
A stylish all-rounder hardtail MTB for weekday urban and weekend trail rides.
The Hero Octane Springbok is built on a full alloy frame. The frame geometry was standard as in most hardtail MTB’s with a slanting top tube, which made for more standover clearance and a comfortable posture. The frame is built in a way to make sure alloy is used more in high impact joints like the top and bottom tube intersection and lesser in few others like the chain and seat stays. This made sure the frame is as light as it can get while retaining its tensile strength.
The Spingbok has a stock coil spring suspension with a claimed travel of 100mm and during the test ride the suspension travel seemed to work easily up to 80mm which is good for a flat trail and urban MTB.
The Springbok comes in 1 standard 17.5” frame size
This hardtail MTB that I test rode came in a full Sky Blue frame with Black graphics. This shade of blue looked refreshing and the black added a good contrast. The matte finish paint job along with the colour saddle and fork enhanced the aesthetic appeal of this bicycle.
The Hero Octane Springbok comes in 2 colour variants; Sky Blue with Black graphics and White with Black graphics
The Hero Octane Springbok comes equipped with Shimano Tourney TZ/TY front and rear derailleurs. These derailleurs are a recent version of Tourney and shifted smoothly during the test ride. These gears are ideal for quick shifts on flat trail and in busy urban roads. The 21-Speed Shimano EZ-500 easy fire trigger shifters were standard and easy to use.
The Shimano Tourney 21-Speed derailleurs worked smoothly during the test ride and are ideal for urban roads and easy trails
The ‘Yining’ branded Mechanical Disc Brakes handled the stopping power on the Hero Octane Springbok. These brakes felt balanced and safe to use during the test ride on rough urban roads, especially during fast turns.
The 660mm stock handlebar was fully flat, making it a typical MTB type bar. This made sure the rider had a slightly aggressive posture and thus helps the rider in keeping full control of the bicycle on fast paced flat trails.
The Mechanical Disc Brakes at the front and rear felt balanced and safe to use
The Hero Octane Springbok rolled on a pair of DSI Small block 27.5” x 2.10” MTB tires. These MTB tires were heavily treaded and provided a lot of traction on both rough urban roads and flat trails.
The stock Sport PU Saddle was ergonomically designed with a good design and grippy leather.
The Kenda Small Block 27.5” x 2.1” tires is both fast rolling and heavily treaded
Prices are subject to change by the brand, without due notice.
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5 Out Of 5
Nice cycle, I do use every to go to office everyday around 6 km. Thats fun to ride but breaks make some sound.
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