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Introducing Vishnu, our dedicated Cycling Enthusiast with a long journey of riding and crafting expert bicycle reviews exclusively for ChooseMyBicycle. With an avid passion for Cycling and an unwavering commitment to staying at the forefront of Bicycle Technology, Vishnu's insightful reviews are your trusted companion in making informed choices for your next ride.
Mountain Bike
The frame geometry is the perfect mix of comfort and aggressiveness.
A little more smoothness and extra travel would have improved the suspension performance.
The overall gear shifting was smooth and experienced no lags during the test ride.
During the test ride, when braking on fast turns and on flat muddy surfaces, it felt balanced and had a quick response time.
The treading was bulky and evenly spaced out, giving superior traction on flat muddy surfaces.
frame
Steel Frame
fork
Suspension Fork
front derailleur
Shimano Tourney
rear derailleur
Shimano Tourney
shifters
Shimano EF-500
brakes
Sunrun V-Brakes
tires
DSI 27.5" x 2.1"
rims
Alloy
bicycle weight
17.2kgs
handlebar
Steel 680mm
stem
Alloy
seatpost
Steel
saddle
Comfort PU
pedals
Half Alloy
hubs
Shunfeng-Friction Free
cassette
Sunrun 14/28T
crankset
Steel
bottom bracket
Cup and Cone
Hero Cycles is one of the biggest and most successful bicycle brands in India. Hero has been around for more than 60 years and has various categories of bicycles with a few sub-brands under them. The sub-brands being Hero Sprint, Hero Sprint Pro and Hero Octane. We got the opportunity to test ride the Hero Sprint Pro Reaction 27.5T and here is what we thought.
Weight: 17.2 kgs
Category: Commuting/Leisure
An aesthetic Urban MTB which is easy on your pocket.
The Hero Sprint Pro Reaction 27.5T is built on a strong hardtail steel frame. The frame geometry is the perfect mix of comfort and aggressiveness. The slight slant in the top tube gives that extra bit of standover clearance which makes getting on and off the saddle easy and safe when riding amidst traffic on urban roads. Lack of multiple frame size options is a letdown.
The suspension fork on the Reaction 27.5T had just enough travel to get you through flat trails and rough urban roads. A little more smoothness and extra travel would have improved the suspension performance.
This hardtail steel frame is comfortable to ride and comes in 1 single 17” frame size
The bicycle which I test rode came in a full black frame with white graphics. The matte finish paint job was top notch in quality and smooth. The text and logo design and font were bold with perfect placement to make it look funky. The saddle, rims and handlebar were all colour coded to the frame which made the bicycle look aesthetic.
The Hero Sprint Pro Reaction 27.5T comes in 3 colour variants; Matte Black with White, Matte Black with Blue and Matte White
The Reaction 25.5T comes equipped with Shimano Tourney TZ500 in the front and rear as derailleurs. Both these derailleurs are a recent version of Tourney from Shimano and the overall gear shifting was smooth and experienced no lags during the test ride. The Shimano EF-500 Easy Fire 21-Speed shifters felt easy to use with a quick and responsive spring action.
The Shimano TZ500 front and rear derailleurs with 21-Speed shifters were smooth in shifting during the test ride
The Purk branded Mechanical Disc brakes at the front and rear were sufficient for precise and safe braking performance on dry and wet urban roads. During the test ride, when braking on fast turns and on flat muddy surfaces, it felt balanced and had a quick response time.
The 680mm Steel flat handlebar on the Reaction 27.5T was wide and gave an open chested riding posture which was perfect for keeping the bicycle in full control on fast flat trails and urban roads. The grips were comfortable on the palms.
The Purk branded Mechanical Disc brakes at the front and rear was balanced on both wet and dry roads
The Hero Sprint Pro Reaction 27.5T rolls on a pair of DSI 27.5” x 2.10” MTB tires along with Spur XCR Alloy double walled rims. The treading was bulky and evenly spaced out, giving superior traction on flat muddy surfaces. The stock Racing PU Saddle was sporty in design with the perfect length and width to keep the rider comfortable and stable.
The 27.5” x 2.1” DSI MTB tires were fast rolling and heavily treaded which provided great traction of the surface
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