We were super excited to see such a great 24 inch hartail come out at $750 USD. On paper this bike ticks all the boxes in a great MTB for the 8 to 12 crowd: Light weight Air fork, Hydraulic brakes, 40 mm stem, kenda small block tires, and fantastic geometry in a well made alloy frame. Thanks to Wee Bike Shop for providing a demo bike for us to review.
Saracen Mantra 2.4 Details:
- Intended Age- 8 plus
- Weight- 24.7 lbs
- Features- Suntour Air Fork with 80mm travel, Promax hydraulic dis brakes, Kenda Small block 1.95X24 tires, 9 spd 1X Shimano drivetrain with 11-36 Cassette
- MSRP- $750 USD
- Available- WeeBikeShop | Chain Reaction
The Bike Dads' Take:
"It's amazing how far kids' mountain bikes have come in the last few years. Brands are making amazing bikes with great geometry and good parts available to kids who want to push their progresion. Saracen has managed to package this in a 24 inch hard tail at a great price. We swapped the tires and pedals for personal preference/riding terrain but this bike comes ready for serious trails right out of the box." -Colin
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I bought this bike last year for my now 9 yr old daughter. Thank y’all for the great reco! Bike is awesome, climbs great, and has inspired her DH confidence. Only cons I see are the tires for our terrain in CO front range (as y’all note for your terrain) and moving to a smaller chainring is more complicated than just buying a 28T ring. And had to swap brakes to US config, but easy enough. These are all addressable issues.
What tires did y’all swap to? Trying to find the best tires for CO front range rides. Thinking something a bit grippier and wider. This bike comes with rims that have a 19mm internal diameter, so it seems limited on widths it’ll support. Thanks in advance for the advice!
Hi George, We went with Crown Gem 2.25 inch wide tires. Cheers.