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Best bike for under £1000 – Singletrack Readers Awards 2016

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The sub-thousand mark is very strongly contested in the UK. It’s the cutoff point for many cycle to work schemes and it’s probably the upper limit for a justifiable second, winter or commuting bike for many riders. In many cases, though, it’s someone’s only bike and so needs to be the best bike for many jobs. It’s a tough category! Here are the 2016 finalists:

Orange Clockwork 120

The Orange Clockwork name is virtually as old as the mountain bike in the UK. The 2016 Clockwork comes in four sizes, with a RockShox fork, 120mm of travel at the front and 27.5in wheels. For many riders, it’s the only bike they’ll need. For others, it’s a path towards a lifetime of Orange ownership.

Orange Clockwork 120

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The Sonder Transmitter, from Alpkit’s bike range combines many recent trends into one bike. A long and slack geometry frame will accept 27+ wheels and with Boost hubs and 1×11 gearing, it’s pretty bang on trend. Whether used for bikepacking adventures or woodland blasting, it’s a great value all rounder.

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Voodoo Bizango 29er

A very popular nomination, this, the Voodoo Bizango comes from the company that mountain bike legend Joe Murray is still closely involved with. Despite costing less than some suspension forks, this no nonsense 29er has won over many readers with its simply competent outlook and rugged design.

Voodoo Bizango 29er

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Andi is a gadget guru and mountain biker who has lived and ridden bikes in China and Spain before settling down in the Peak District to become Singletrack's social media expert. He is definitely more big travel fun than XC sufferer but his bike collection does include some rare hardtails - He's a collector and curator as well as a rider. Theory and practice in perfect balance with his inner chi, or something. As well as living life based on what he last read in a fortune cookie Andi likes nothing better than riding big travel bikes.

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