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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.
City Bicycle
A Hardtail Steel frame with a comfortable ride geometry.
Sufficient for speed breakers and potholes on city roads.
The Single-Speed drivetrain was smooth to pedal and easy to maintain.
The Sprandum V-Brakes were sufficient for braking on Urban roads.
The Ralson 26” x 1.95” tires were fast rolling and provided good grip on city roads.
frame
Steel Frame
fork
Suspension Fork with 50mm travel
brakes
Sprandum V-Brakes
tires
26" x 1.95"
rims
Alloy Double Wall
bicycle weight
19.8kgs
handlebar
MTB Type
stem
Steel
seatpost
Quick Release
saddle
PU Saddle
pedals
Anti Skid Reflector Pedals
cassette
18T
bottom bracket
Cottered
Hero’s Sprint series have a wide range of bicycle for teenagers and adults. These bicycles are purpose built for commuting, leisure rides and fitness. With various designs and colour options the Hero Sprint series gives the rider a lot of choices. We got the opportunity to test ride the Hero Sprint Thorn 26T SS and here is what we thought.
Weight: 19.8 kgs
Usage: Commute/Leisure
A comfortable to ride and easy to maintain urban MTB with a value for money price tag.
The Hero Sprint Thorn 26T is built on a strong Steel frame with a hardtail geometry. This Steel frame is strong and capable of handling really rough surfaces on urban roads. Thanks to the simple frame geometry, the riding posture is comfortable for short commutes and leisure urban rides. Steel frames are on the heavier side and this bicycle weighs 19.8kgs, which is heavy and is felt mainly during inclines and climbs on urban roads.
This bicycle comes with a front suspension fork. The front Spur Suspension comes with a 50mm travel, which was sufficient for speed breakers and potholes on city roads.
A Hardtail Steel frame with a comfortable ride geometry
The Thorn 26T that I test rode came in a full Green frame with Blue, Black and Yellow used as the secondary colours. The contrasting colours were bright in appearance and also had a shining gloss finish to it. With bulky tire treads and a full Black front suspension fork, this bicycle does have a lot of MTB characteristics.
The Hero Sprint Count comes in 2 colour variants; Green and Orange
The Thorn 26T SS is a single-speed bicycle. This simple drivetrain is easy to maintain and also pedals smoothly on city roads with minimal elevations. The 44T Steel crankset along with 18 teeth freewheel made sure the pedaling motion and acceleration was easy even from a stand still point. The pedals were wide and had a good grip pattern.
The Single-Speed drivetrain was smooth to pedal and easy to maintain
The Thorn has a Sprandum branded V-Brakes at the front and rear. These brakes were powerful and had enough stopping power to bring the bicycle to a quick halt on both smooth and rough Urban roads. The brake levers were lengthy and easy to use.
The Steel raiser handlebar comes with a raise in the middle which made the posture comfortable. The grips are designed to give support to the palms.
The Sprandum V-Brakes were sufficient for braking on Urban roads
The Ralson 26” x 1.95” tires on the Thorn were fast rolling on city roads and along with a strong set of rims which made this wheelset withstand rough surfaces. The treads aren’t the hardest and strongest but they are big enough to make sure they grip on to city roads. The stock Hero saddle wasn’t the most ergonomic but had lot of cushioning to make sure the rider is comfortable even on bumpy roads.
The Ralson 26” x 1.95” tires were fast rolling and provided good grip on city roads
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