Liv Avail AR 2 vs Cube Attain SLX: price?

The Liv Avail AR 2 is £100 cheaper — £1,399 against £1,499.

Liv Avail AR 2 vs Cube Attain SLX: weight?

The Cube Attain SLX is 0.4kg lighter, which you notice on long climbs more than anywhere else.

Liv Avail AR 2 vs Cube Attain SLX: tyre clearance?

The Liv Avail AR 2 takes 38mm tyres against 33mm — the single most common thing buyers wish they had more of.

Liv Avail AR 2 vs Cube Attain SLX

Both are endurance bikes at a similar price. Here is what actually separates them.

The short answer

These two score within 1 point of each other for a typical all-round rider, so there is no single winner — the right one depends entirely on which of the differences below you care about.

Liv

Avail AR 2

68% for a typical rider

£1,399 at Brand website

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Cube

Attain SLX

69% for a typical rider

£1,499 at Brand website

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What actually separates them

Price: The Liv Avail AR 2 is £100 cheaper — £1,399 against £1,499.
Weight: The Cube Attain SLX is 0.4kg lighter, which you notice on long climbs more than anywhere else.
Tyre clearance: The Liv Avail AR 2 takes 38mm tyres against 33mm — the single most common thing buyers wish they had more of.

Side by side

Spec	Avail AR 2	Attain SLX
Price	£1,399	£1,499
Weight	10.3 kg	9.9 kg
Frame	alloy	alloy
Groupset	Shimano Tiagra 2x10	Shimano 105 R7120 2x12 mechanical
Stack / reach	1.52	1.51
Tyre clearance	38 mm	33 mm
Lowest gear	27 in	27 in
Mudguard mounts	No	No
Comfort	64	62
Speed	31	37
Climbing	43	48
Value	35	35

Neither might be the right answer

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