Felt Decree 1 27.5 trail bike review
The Felt Decree 1 is a 140mm carbon trail bike with low, slack geometry that weighs 25.5 pounds.
Lowdown: Felt Decree 1 27.5 Trail Bike
Mountain bikes have changed a lot over the past five years and what used to be fantasy has become reality. Carbon technology, slacker trail-oriented geometry, and amazing suspension mean we now have sub-30 pound bikes that perform almost like cross-country bikes on the uphill, and descend like the 35-plus pound freeride beasts of the past. The Felt Decree is one of these next generation bikes – a veritable unicorn of all-mountain/trail performance. So does it live up to the hype? And how does it hold up over a season of hard riding? Read on to find out.
| Frame: Felt UHC Advanced TeXtreme carbon | Chain: SRAM X1 11-speed |
| Fork: 150mm RockShox Pike Solo Air | Bars: Felt flat top carbon, 760mm |
| Shock: RockShox Monarch Plus RC3 | Stem: Felt forged alloy, 60mm |
| Shock sag: 35%-40% | Grips: ESI Racers Edge |
| Wheels: DT Swiss M1800 27.5 | Seatpost: 30.9mm RockShox Reverb Stealth |
| Hub spacing: 100x15mm front, 142x12mm rear | Saddle: WTB Volt cr-mo rails |
| Tires: Schwalbe Nobby Nic 27.5×2.25” | Headtube angle: 66.5/67.3 degrees |
| Brakes: SRAM Guide RSC | Chainstay length: 430mm |
| Rotors: 180mm front/160mm rear | Seat tube angle: 73/73.8 degrees |
| Shifters: SRAM XO1 | BB drop: 12mm |
| Front Derailleur: N/A | Wheelbase: 1139mm |
| Rear Derailleur:SRAM XO1 11-speed | Sizes: S, M, L, XL |
| Cable routing: Internal | Colors: Matte TeXtreme with orange highlights |
| Crankset: SRAM XO1 32t 1x | Weight: 25.6 pounds size medium |
| Bottom bracket: SRAM 73mm | MSRP: $6500 ($3000 frame/shock) |
| Cassette: SRAM XG1175 10-42t |
Rating:  4.5 out of 5 |
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Review: Felt Decree 1 27.5 Trail Bike
Last fall, I attended the Felt Decree bike launch in Italy. It was an excellent trip and I was really impressed with the Decree (read my first impressions article here). It’s really light, pedals very well, and seemed to be able to handle nearly any kind of descent. You can’t really do a fair review after a trip like that, though. You don’t get enough time on the bike to really know and understand it, and you’re usually riding unfamiliar trails. Plus it’s nearly impossible to separate the bike experience from the glamour and excitement of an overseas trip – especially when you’re in Lago di Garda, Italy, one of the most spectacular riding destinations on the planet. So it was very important to me that I follow up with a long-term review of the Decree, based on a few months of riding the bike on trails I know intimately.
What Is It?
The Felt Decree is a 27.5 carbon 140mm rear/150mm front full suspension bike that walks the line between trail bike and all-mountain — and even flirts with cross-country a bit. It’s incredibly light (25.6 pounds, size medium) and thanks to the simple, efficient FAST (Felt Active Stay Technology) suspension, it pedals very well. That’s what I mean by flirting with cross-country. The Decree is one of best pedaling bikes I’ve been on.
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