Genesis tarn?

Cotic BFE or Soul? Both around £1600ish
I’ve got the new Bfe and its a great bike, replaced my Mega as my do it all bike and, whilst I’m biased towards hardtails I’m finding it more fun and involving than any bike if had for a while.

Comrie Croft have a virtually unused Tarn in at £1k at the moment in the lovely yellow and black colour from last year…

Not steel of course, but if you are open to a bit of messing around (buliding), you could do a lot worse than something like the HT+ I built up relatively recently.

Dartmoor Primal plus.

Total value as it is about £2000 for the kit on it, but could do a lot less if you bought wisely.

If looking at a full bike, maybe a Sonder Transmitter
https://www.alpkit.com/sonder/bikes/sonder-transmitter-nx1-Revelation

+1 For a Tarn if you can find one on clearance.

I’ve got a Marin Pine Mountain 2 up for sale on Pinkbike, if you are interested? It’s been a pretty great bike, but I unfortunately just don’t have the time for it at the moment.

https://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/2297245/

I’ll add another recommendation for a genesis tarn, I bought mine as a frame and fork from eBay in February. Drivetrain and brakes came from the spares box (although they’ve both since been upgraded as I’ve changed bits on my FS bike). I bought the forks from eBay in the summer as they were cheap enough just to give hem a try, it’s ridiculous fun with rigid forks though, the suspension just steps this up to ludicrous!

I’ve ridden it in the lakes, around the peak, at trail centres and it’s also fulfilled its primary duty of hauling my daughter around.

I might be a bit biased because I love genesis bikes – but the Tarn is a great bike – versatile and bomb proof !

Lee

@momo 🙂

https://www.evanscycles.com/jamis-dragonslayer-27-5-pro-2017-mountain-bike-EV275236

Trek Roscoe is a lot of fun!

https://www.trekbikes.com/gb/en_GB/bikes/mountain-bikes/trail-mountain-bikes/roscoe/roscoe-9/p/2045600-2018/?colorCode=black

seen this on evilbay (not mine by the way)

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stanton-Sherpa-27-5/152822940275?hash=item2394f50273:g:k1YAAOSwbF1aLYww

Not steel but Ali…will take 29/27+ 2.8.
The frame allows tyres up to 27.5+ and 2.8” for comfort and grip.
With 29” wheels, a maximum tyre width of 60mm, the ETRTO value displayed on the tyre sidewall should not exceed 60-622

META HT AM ESSENTIAL 650B SHINY GUN METAL 2018 €1600

META HT AM RACE 650B ORANGE 2018 €1999

Know what you mean. The way I see it the only way to buy any SC is not as full official importer build. Shops may do better builds or ideally just but frame and self build. It’s still on my list. I loved my older Cham.

I’m a huge Cotic fan, but if OP is seriously looking at plus bikes, the BFe and Soul are out. Great bikes, but not plus.