Ghost Riot Trail Essential Review

Ghost Riot Trail Essential Review

Ghost Riot Trail Essential Review

Price: 3089 €
category: All Mountain
Frame Material: Aluminium
Wheel Size: 29"
Travel Front: 140 mm
Travel Rear: 140 mm
Model Year: 2023 (carry over model from 2022)
  • Modern geometry
  • strong in the descents
  • quality frame
  • 5 years warranty
fun to ride in
easy terrain extreme terrain
seating position
upright efficient
handling
playful easy calm
framesize runs
small big

Overall Bike Check

The most importanten ratings of the Ghost Riot Trail Essential in comparison to the competitor bikes of following categorie: (All Mountain up to 4500 €) .

Value for Money Check

If you are keen on value for money, this is your chart. It shows you at a glance how many bike you get for 3089 €.

Geometry

Je steiler der Winkel des Sitzrohrs ist, desto effizienter können Sie in die Pedale treten.

SIZE XXS XS S M L XL XXL
Sizing of Manufacturer
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-
S
M
L
XL
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Wheelsize
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-
27,5
29
29
29
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Stack
-
-
587
615
652
670
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Reach
-
-
449
467
487
516
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Top Tube Length
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-
596
609
638
670
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Seat Tube Length
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-
417
441
465
489
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Seat Tube Angle
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-
76
77
77
77
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Head Tube Length
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-
100
100
140
160
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Head Tube Angle
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-
66
66
66
66
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Bottom Bracket Drop
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-
25
39
39
39
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Bottom Bracket Height (absolut)
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-
-
-
-
-
-
Chainstay Length
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-
430
450
450
450
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Wheelbase
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-
1180
1230
1266
1303
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Standover Height
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-
772
800
803
802
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Specification
  • Frame RIOT Trail AL
  • Frame Material Aluminium
  • Fork Fox 34 Float Rhythm 140 mm
  • Spring Unit air
  • Remote-Lockout yes
  • Damper Fox Float DPS Performance LV EVOL 140 mm
  • Gearrange 510%
  • Drivetrain 1x12
  • Rear Derailleur Shimano XT RD-M8100 12-S
  • Crank Shimano SLX FC-M7100 32T
  • Cassette Shimano SLX CS-M7100 10-51
  • Brake Set Shimano BR-MT520 180 mm Disc
  • Brake Rotors 180/180
  • Rims WTB ST Light i30
  • Front Hub Shimano HB-MT400-B 15x110 mm
  • Rear Hub Shimano FH-MT510-B 12x148 mm
  • Tires Front Maxxis Minion DHF 3C MaxxTerra Exo 2.3
  • Tires Rear Maxxis Minion DHF 3C MaxxTerra Exo 2.3
  • Saddle WTB Volt
  • Seat Post Ghost Alpha 1 34.9 mm 125 (S) 150 (M) 170 (L/XL)
  • Stem Ground Fiftyone Dia. 31.8 mm
  • Handle Bar Ground Fiftyone Dia. 31.8 mm 760/15 (S) 780/15 (M-L) 780/40 (XL)
  • Handle Bar Width 780
  • Head Set Acros Blocklock 135° AZX-582

Expirience with the Ghost Riot Trail Essential

Ludwig Döhl The in alpine terrain of Ghost is made for in alpine terrain use. If you ride super fast on tricky singletrails, you will love the calm handling of the All Mountain of Ghost. When it comes to the seating position, Ghost chooses the middle ground between sporty and comfortable. Another strong argument needs to be mentioned: the coherent geometry and the grippy tires will make you smile all the way to the bottom of the descent. The guarantee of 5 years proves that Ghost is behind its products.

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About the author

Ludwig Döhl

Ludwig Döhl

... has spent more than 100,000 kilometers in the saddle of over 1000 different mountain bikes. The essence of many hours on the trail: Mountain bikes are awesome when they match your personal preferences! With this realization, he founded bike-test.com to assist cyclists in finding their very own dream bike.