hello all!
after long long deliberation i have come up with 2 options on a new bike and i would greatly appreciate a second/third/fourth opinion, before its toooo late!
ok, what i want and what i need it for. budget, no more then 1400, but i would rather keep it shy of that. hardtail steel frame, mainly for single track, bombing around on the moors capable.
initially i was looking at a genesis altitute 20 with a 853 frame, or a on-one build. but having done my research i have come up with these two options(one slightly more complicated then the other...)
1. a rocklobster team tig 853, which specced up comes to £1200
2. i have a burning desire to own the cotic soul, but to build up from scratch is looking pricey. so am now looking at a donor bike, and the best bang for buck i could find was this...
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=41724
and then getting this... it comes to £1269
http://www.cotic.co.uk/product/soul
ok, now what do people think is my best option...
take into account, that although i have been a keen rider for many years, my building and maintenance is anything but advanced, so pulling the later option together may require alot of cluing up and running it down to my local bike shop.
also, if anyone would disagree with the later option being in compatible, please please let me know.
cheers people



