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Diamondback
2016 Diamondback Mason
Previous used estimate
$439 - $451
Actual value depends on condition, size, and local demand.
Value Guide market data · 2016 Diamondback Mason
12-month projected trend
4%
Direction and magnitude, not judgment
vs. category average
3%
Drops faster than category avg
Price over time - 2016 Diamondback Mason
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Overview
About this bike
Diamondback's Mason is comfortable at the front of the pack. An established leader in the slack big-wheel hardtail category, it made sense to continue to push the limits with the emergence of 27.5 Plus and Boost technology. In a nutshell, this new configuration means significant gains in traction and wheel stiffness, with very little loss from its 29” wheel. If you’ve ridden a previous incarnation of the Mason, this may be hard to believe. But it’s true. They made sure to keep the ride characteristics as similar as they could: the butted/formed aluminum frame is low-slung and slack, with a 120mm Rockshox Reba fork that makes sure no trail is too rough. The ride has stayed distinctly all-mountain, especially with the increase in traction from running this wide of a tire. Powerful Avid hydraulic brakes provide excellent speed modulation, while a hill-crushing 20-speed SRAM drivetrain and wide bars round out the build on this trail-shredding machine.
Specifications
- Category
- Mountain
- Component Fork
- Rockshox Reba 27.5+, 120mm
- Component Hubs
- Aluminum, sealed bearing
- Component Stem
- DB35, 60mm length, 35mm barbore
- Product Family
- Mason
- Component Frame
- Mason 27.5" Plus 6061-T6 Weapons Grade Aluminum w/Formed Top Tube, Butted / Formed Down Tube / Seatstays, Tapered Head Tube, ISCG, 148x12mm Boost Spec Dropouts
- Component Tires
- Schwalbe Nobby Nic 27.5x2.9" Performance, Folding, Tubless Compatible
- Component Brakes
- Avid DB1 Hydraulic Disc, 180mm/180mm Centerline Rotors
- Component Saddle
- DB Race M-series saddle
- Component Cassette
- Shimano HG50 10spd (11-36t)
- Component Crankset
- Raceface Ride
- Component Shifters
- SRAM X5
- Component Handlebar
- DB35, 760mm width, 15mm rise, 35mm barbore
- Component Seat Post
- DB Micro Adjust 30.9mm
- Component Wheel Set
- DB OffPiste32 Doublewall Disc, 32h Tubless Compatible
- Component Chainrings
- 36/22
- Component Tape Grips
- DB4L "Lock on" 135mm Kraton
- Component Brake Levers
- Avid DB1 Hydraulic Levers
- Component Rear Derailleur
- SRAM X7 Type 2.1
- Component Fork Brand Model
- Rockshox Reba 27.5+, 120mm
- Component Front Derailleur
- SRAM X5
- Component Frame Construction
- Mason 27.5inch Plus 6061-T6 Weapons Grade Aluminum w/Formed Top Tube, Butted / Formed Down Tube / Seatstays, Tapered Head Tube, ISCG, 148x12mm Boost Spec Dropouts
- Frame Construction
- Mason 27.5inch Plus 6061-T6 Weapons Grade Aluminum w/Formed Top Tube, Butted / Formed Down Tube / Seatstays, Tapered Head Tube, ISCG, 148x12mm Boost Spec Dropouts
- Fork Brand & Model
- Rockshox Reba 27.5+, 120mm
- Hubs
- Aluminum, sealed bearing
- Tires
- Schwalbe Nobby Nic 27.5x2.9" Performance, Folding, Tubless Compatible
- Crankset
- Raceface Ride
- Saddle
- DB Race M-series saddle
- Handlebar
- DB35, 760mm width, 15mm rise, 35mm barbore
- Front Derailleur
- SRAM X5
- Rear Derailleur
- SRAM X7 Type 2.1
- Stem
- DB35, 60mm length, 35mm barbore
- Brake Levers
- Avid DB1 Hydraulic Levers
- Brakes
- Avid DB1 Hydraulic Disc, 180mm/180mm Centerline Rotors
- Cassette
- Shimano HG50 10spd (11-36t)
- Chainrings
- 36/22
- Fork
- Rockshox Reba 27.5+, 120mm
- Frame
- Mason 27.5" Plus 6061-T6 Weapons Grade Aluminum w/Formed Top Tube, Butted / Formed Down Tube / Seatstays, Tapered Head Tube, ISCG, 148x12mm Boost Spec Dropouts
- Seat Post
- DB Micro Adjust 30.9mm
- Shifters
- SRAM X5
- Tape/Grips
- DB4L "Lock on" 135mm Kraton
- Wheel Set
- DB OffPiste32 Doublewall Disc, 32h Tubless Compatible
What to check when buying used
Inspection
Drivetrain wear
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Inspection
Service history
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Inspection
Suspension service
Confirm fork and rear shock service intervals and check pivot bearings for play.