Diamondback Mission 1 All Mountain Full Suspension Mountain Bike (26-Inch Wheels) Review

Diamondback Mission 1 All Mountain Full Suspension Mountain Bike (26-Inch Wheels) Feature

• Men’s full-suspension mountain bike with 6-inch all-mountain aluminum frame
• Knuckle Box suspension system makes bike feel lighter, smoother, and more maneuverable
• Hayes Stroker Ryde hydraulic disc brakes; Sun Ditch Witch double-wall rims
• Shimano Deore front and SRAM X-7 rear derailleurs; SRAM X-5 9-speed trigger shifter
• Comes in 15.5-, 17-, 19-, and 21-inch sizes; WTB Pure V sport saddle

Diamondback Mission 1 All Mountain Full Suspension Mountain Bike (26-Inch Wheels) Overview

Built up using the same revolutionary 6” all-mountain frame found on its two brothers, the Mission 1 is also an amazing bike. Sure, there was more of an emphasis put on making the Mission 1 available at a more affordable price, but don’t let that concern you. With components from Fox, Truvativ, SRAM, Sun, Hayes, Easton, and WTB; the Mission 1 is also a great time waiting to happen.

Diamondback Mission 1 All Mountain Full Suspension Mountain Bike (26-Inch Wheels) Specifications

Since its introduction in 2007, the all-mountain Diamondback Mission has become the hands-down favorite of some of the most discriminating riders in the world. The Mission put the “all” in “all-mountain” and the “mountain” back in “mountain bike,” leaving riders to wonder where they couldn’t ride it. Diamondback continued to refine the Mission design in 2009 with the release of the Mission 1, which includes the same revolutionary 6-inch all-mountain frame found on its two brothers (the Mission 2 and 3), but with more of an emphasis on affordability. With components from Fox, Truvativ, SRAM, Sun, Hayes, Easton, and WTB, the Mission 1 is a great time waiting to happen. Specific features include an all-mountain frame with a Knuckle Box rear suspension, a Fox Vanilla 140mm coil fork with a tunable pre-load, Hayes Stroker Ryde hydraulic disc brakes, a Truvativ Blaze crankset, Sun Ditch Witch double-wall rims, and a WTB Pure V Sport saddle.

Knuckle Box Suspension System
All the scientific reasoning and engineering jargon in the world won’t help you understand how the Knuckle Box suspension system performs. To truly appreciate how the system works, you really need to ride one. However, all bikes with Knuckle Box systems do share some common traits. The first is an optimized wheel rate, the parameter that defines what the suspension will feel like when riding. The Knuckle Box is shaped in such a way that the wheel rate starts off linear and finishes slightly progressive. This results in great small bump compliance, more perceived travel, and great bottom-out protection. Riders will also enjoy an optimized axle path–the parameter that defines your pedal feedback. By manipulating the pivot locations of the Knuckle Box system, Diamondback has come up with a design that produces very low chain-growth values, so you barely feel any pedal feedback at all. Finally, the Knuckle Box offers a low center of gravity. With most of the mass concentrated low in the frame, the bike feels lighter and more balanced, and maneuvers better than other mountain bikes.

The Mission 1′s Knuckle Box suspension system helps the bike feel light, smooth, and maneuverable.

Specifications:

• Sizes: Small (15.5 inches), medium (17 inches), large (19 inches), and extra-large (21 inches)
• Frame: Mission 6-inch all-mountain aluminum with hooded, hydroformed top tube, butted, formed down tube/seatstays, under-arch seatstay bridge, Knuckle Box technology, ISCG, Hammerschmidt readyÿ
• Fork: Fox Vanilla R 140mm travel, coil spring with exterior pre-load/rebound adjust, hollow forged crownÿ
• Rear shock: Fox Float RP2 200x51mm air with rebound adjust 2
• Cranks: Truvativ Blaze PowerSpline 3.1 AL-66 arms, AL-7075 aluminum outer ring, 22/32/44t
• Bottom bracket: Truvativ Power Spline sealed cartridge
• Front derailleur: Shimano Deore dual pull, top swing
• Rear derailleur: SRAM X-7
• Shifter: SRAM X-5 9-speed trigger
• Brake levers: Hayes Stroker Ryde
• Brakes: Hayes Stroker Ryde hydraulic V7″ (front), V6″ (rear)
• Gear: SRAM PG-950 9-speed cassette (11-34t)
• Rims: 32H Sun Ditch Witch with eyelets
• Tires: WTB Prowler MX 2.3 (front), Stout 2.3 (rear), folding
• Pedals: DB Sound alloy with molded traction pins
• Handlebar: Easton EA30 MidRise, 31.8mm
• Stem: Easton EA30, 31.8mm
• Seatpost: DB SL309p, alloy micro-adjust, 30.9mm
• Seat: WTB Pure V Sport
• Headset: Zero Stack 1-1/8 inch
• Chain: Zero Stack 1-1/8 inch
• Hubset: 32H alloy with CNC disc mount (front), 32H alloy cassette with CNC disc mount
• Spokes: 14g stainless steel
• Grips: DB Brics 130mm, D2 Kraton
• Extras: DB key chain, Chainstay protector, water bottle mounts, clear coat, owner’s manual

Mission 1 Bike Geometry
Size	Small	Medium	Large	Extra-large
Seat tube length	15.5 inches	17 inches	19 inches	21 inches
Standover height	29 inches	29.5 inches	29.5 inches	30 inches
Top tube length	22 inches	23 inches	24 inches	25 inches
Head tube length	120mm	130mm	145mm	145mm
Head angle	68 degrees	68 degrees	68 degrees	68 degrees
Seat angle	72 degrees	72 degrees	72 degrees	72 degrees
Wheel base	1,087mm	1,109mm	1,140mm	1,172mm
Chainstay length	440mm	440mm	440mm	440mm
Fork offset	42mm	42mm	42mm	42mm
BB height	348mm	348mm	348mm	348mm
Stem length	90mm	90mm	100mm	100mm
Handlebar width	680mm	680mm	680mm	680mm
Crank length	170mm	175mm	175mm	175mm
Seat post length	300mm	300mm	300mm	300mm

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