The most environmentally friendly and cheapest transport is a bicycle. It can easily get to work, place of study or shop, if these objects are not too far away. Two-wheeled transport helps maintain muscle tone, which positively affects the well-being of a person. For everyday trips you need a good and reliable bike. Today we’ll talk about the Stels Navigator 850. What kind of bike is it, is it suitable for daily use and what are its characteristics? All you need to know.
Brief description of "Stealth"
Why are the Stealth bikes so famous? Let's start with the company. "Stealth" is a well-known company in Russia that produces sports products. Its features are that it produces cheap models of bicycles that are affordable for anyone. You can often see its products in a hypermarket such as Auchan. That is why already experienced cyclists call the Stels Navigator 850 "Auchanbike." Due to the fact that the products are not expensive at all, elements of appropriate quality are installed on it. That is, all low-level equipment: plug, switches, brakes and so on.
Stels Navigator 850: specifications
This bike belongs to the mountain. Depending on the level of depreciation, this type is divided into two groups: two-suspension and hardtail. Stels Navigator 850 belongs to the latter. Translated from English, this word literally means "hard back." Unlike dual-suspension, which depreciates all two wheels, hardtail has only the front suspension. Therefore, instead of a spring, they simply have a stiff back. This has its pros and cons.
The plug from "Santour" refers to the budget class. In theory, it should hide the small irregularities and vibrations caused by them, but in reality this is not so. The spring-elastomeric construction works only under heavy loads (jumping from a curb or small bump). Such features of cheap forks.
Stels Navigator 850: frame size, brakes, wheels, transmission
The frame material is aluminum alloy. Now only the cheapest models put steel frames. This material is heavier than aluminum, which is a big minus. Also, steel tends to rust. The Stels Navigator 850 has several frame sizes: seventeen and a half, nineteen and a half and twenty one and a half inches. Therefore, you can choose the perfect frame.
Usually on the Navigator 850 disc mechanical brakes are installed, but you can find a model with conventional rims. The type of brake must be clarified before purchase. Wheels are twenty-six inches. This is the standard for mountain bikes. There are mountain bikes with twenty-four inch wheels, but they are less common. The fact that the Stels Navigator 850 has dual rims is very good. They do not bend so often, so the "eights" are formed less.
There are twenty-one speeds on the bike. There are three stars in front and seven in the back. Coins and switches, albeit at an entry level, will do just fine. For daily trips, it’s best to choose another option, but for some small departures the Stealth will do.