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anyone ridden this brand of bike? they appear to be a polish make selling a lot of bikes in eastern europe
my dad is buying an entry level hard tail (to ride around the peak district and do a few blue trails/bits of single track) and wants to support his LBS. the shop is a tiny one man operation - the chap stocks Kross.
me pap is considering getting one around the £600 mark; components aren't amazing for the money but seem fairly similar to other offerings at this price
thing is i can't find any reviews and obviously a bike is more than just a parts list, wondered if anyone has any experience of how they ride or what sort of quality the frame is?
We recently came across this brand as we helped out a couple who have been supported by them, in preparation for an Alaska-Tierra del Fuego ride.
They had a couple of their steel hardtails (Reynolds 853) and they looked good - nicely made frames, and decent quality components. Can't comment on value for money as I don't know what the retail price would have been but one thing I can say is that they didn't have any of the usual corner-cutting techniques you see - hubs, BB, all components were in line with the spec, tyres were top-of-the-range Schwalbe Evo jobs which you don't often see on complete bikes below the top end, etc.
I had a quick look at their website at the time and must say I was impressed. I don't think your dad would be losing out against any of the more well-known brands by going with his LBS on this. If they're like any independent show I know they'll have done their homework and picked that brand for good reason. There are way many more bike brands available than shops can possibly stock, so no-one stocks brands because they don't have an alternative these days.
Not sure if it makes any difference for buying one but there seems to be a fair number of World Cup XC riders on Kross bikes..
cheers for the input! very helpful!