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  • £2000 for full suspension
  • backmarker
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    Or should I go for a good quality hardtail? I’m confused relative newbie to mountain biking! No mad downhills just trails

    Posted 8 years ago
    nickclift
    Free Member

    If ya fancy a good quality full Sussex for £1,000, I just happen to have one for sale

    Posted 8 years ago
    Bucko
    Full Member

    £2k gets you a very good quality hardtail! Have a look at Bird Aeris to see what it could get you in full suspension, you’ll be surprised

    Posted 8 years ago
    andymc06
    Free Member

    Will you take £600 cash. I’ll collect tomorrow……

    Posted 8 years ago
    CheesybeanZ
    Full Member

    On one Codeine
    Bird Aires
    whyte T129

    Posted 8 years ago
    zero-cool
    Free Member

    Depends what you want. YT Capra’s are great bikes and great value for £2k upwards.

    Posted 8 years ago
    hammyuk
    Free Member

    Other than Bird – you will really struggle to beat the YT Capra.
    Can only really compare them to where Cube where a few years back – nothing else comes close to the spec list at that price.

    Posted 8 years ago
    chakaping
    Free Member

    Where do you live? Where will you be riding? What are your mates on?

    Posted 8 years ago
    bensales
    Free Member

    £2000 will get you my 2015 Orange Five Pro currently located in the ‘For Sale’ forum 🙂

    Posted 8 years ago
    davidtaylforth
    Free Member

    £2000 is alot of money. I don’t think I’ve never spent that much on a bike (this year I came close). I’ve been mtbing properly since I was 9….

    I’d halve your budget and get a mint second hand hardtail.

    Posted 8 years ago
    Leku
    Free Member

    http://www.evanscycles.com/products/norco/sight-carbon-73-2015-mountain-bike-ec073040

    Norco Sight Carbon 7.3 2015

    carbon frame. XT bits. £2100.

    Posted 8 years ago
    gorillainthepeak
    Free Member

    I have a YT Capra (AL1) as mentioned above and would definitely recommend it – 160/165mm travel so quite downhill orientated though it does climb well.

    Winstanleys have a Whyte G150 for sale at £1999 – not sure what size you are as it’s now only available in Small (http://www.winstanleysbikes.co.uk/product/73749/Whyte_G150_S_SCR_2015_Bike). I test rode one last year and was very impressed.

    I wrote a blog on current sale bikes on offer a couple of weeks ago, not sure if they’re all still available but there’s quite a few on there around your budget:

    January Sales

    Posted 8 years ago
    jam-bo
    Full Member

    That bandit on the classified for £800. If I didn’t already have one I’d buy it…

    Posted 8 years ago
    prettygreenparrot
    Full Member

    I got a canyon spectral 7.0EX for not much more. I like it.

    Posted 8 years ago
    mike399
    Free Member

    As said above, i’d be looking at good quality second hand for half your budget (unless you have money to burn!). You admit to being fairly new to mountain biking and the chances are you may need to ride a few bikes to realise what suits your riding/terrain. By buying good condition, tidy secondhand you will minimise any financial loss if you change bike… just make sure you dont pay over the odds for an obsolete bike!

    Posted 8 years ago
    backmarker
    Free Member

    Thanks very much for all your brilliant posts funnily enough I was looking at the Capra at £1600 but with PayPal costs (£65) the box you have to buy and the p&p the extras £100 seemed like money wasted! I also liked the look of the Aeris. I will as you say have to try some bikes out!

    Posted 8 years ago
    backmarker
    Free Member

    Gorillainthepeak brilliant website!

    Posted 8 years ago
    markshires
    Free Member

    The new boardman fs pro looks pretty good spec for £1500.

    Personally I have a Aeris and it’s great.

    Posted 8 years ago
    gorillainthepeak
    Free Member

    Cheers Backmarker. Good luck with the new bike search – it took me around 4-5 months to come to a decision last year.

    Posted 8 years ago
    eddiebaby
    Free Member

    Paul’s cycles Cannondale Jekyll orTrigger

    Posted 8 years ago
    peteimpreza
    Full Member

    http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/m1b65s183p5684/CANNONDALE-JEKYLL-CARBON-2-27-5-2015

    Posted 8 years ago
    james
    Free Member

    “I’m confused relative newbie to mountain biking! No mad downhills just trails “

    Where do you live?
    Where do you currently ride, what do you want to ride?

    No point getting a 160mm+ full suss if you’ve no difficult trails to test it out on. When you say you won’t be riding Downhill tracks too

    Posted 8 years ago
    tom200
    Full Member

    I’ve just got a canyon spectral al 8.9 130mm 29er. It’s pretty epic for the money. I’ve just finished setting it up tubeless and going 1×11 and it weights in at under 13kg with pedals.

    Wherever you live this would be a good bike!

    Posted 8 years ago
    northshoreniall
    Full Member

    Just got a 2015 Whyte T130 from Bikescene for £1699 yesterday – good level do it all bike fairly universally well rated. No huge difference to 2016 in my mind but £600 cheaper – happy with 2×10 and rev fork.
    AS above need choose based on where live/ ride. I did consider YT and Canyon but like idea of having bricks and mortar shop to go to if any problems.

    Posted 8 years ago
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