Jackal

For MTB speed, tire choice and rolling resistance matter a lot, and that's baked into the score. The main reasons are typical trail-width tires, wheel momentum that helps it carry speed between pedal strokes, smaller wheels that can lose momentum sooner, and a basic drivetrain spec that prioritizes practicality over outright performance.

If your rides include hills, it rates 9.2/10 for climbing. Within Mountain bikes, it sits near the top. When it gets steep, the gearing feels very easy. Your easiest gear lands around 16.3 gear inches. On the ‘easier low gear’ scale, it sits around ~91% versus similar bikes. “Gear inches” sounds nerdy, but it’s just a quick way to describe how easy your lowest gear is to turn uphill. Lower usually means easier. Good for keeping cadence steady on climbs without overcooking it. Different builds can shift the feel a bit, and some manufacturer specs aren’t always publicly listed, so consider this a helpful direction.

Suspension rating is 1/10 — “Minimal suspension”. It prioritizes direct feel and response over bump absorption. There’s no active suspension here, so the wheels follow the surface directly. When the surface breaks up, you’ll get more bump transmission and less wheel tracking than with higher scores.

Balanced fit - a versatile position for long rides and faster efforts. That's driven by there's about 105 mm of drop to the bars (large), with roughly 565 mm of forward stretch to the bar (long). Expect a lean angle around 40 degrees.

In Mountain / Dirt Jump, This rating is mainly driven by the parts that affect adjustability: The cockpit is modular (separate stem and handlebar), so it is easier to adjust or swap fit parts; Less routing complexity makes swaps and adjustments more practical. So we classify it as Adjustable. In practice, it is about how easy fit changes are with normal parts and service work.

This scores 6.2/10 for comfort, so it feels easygoing over rough patches out on the road. That’s why it’s labeled Comfortable. The posture is forward, attacking (posture 7/10, torso ~40°), which puts you in an attack stance, which can feel more intense on long, rough descents.

This setup is built to handle steep lines and heavy impacts. Suspension travel details aren’t available here, so the label follows the category and the rest of the setup. The Rigid setup supports this riding style.