Sorry but I have to ask since there’s nowhere I can go to see one in the flesh.

I’m after a cheapish bike to get through the winter which will then be my girlfriends first bike when I get something bouncy. She’s 5’10” and I’m 6’2″ so I’m thinking we might need a large.

Never had a 29er before. I have grown up and embraced pedalling but I don’t want a joyless misery machine. Not scared of drops and jumps but obviously I’m planning to buy a proper trail bike next year so it’s not the be all and end all.

Any opinions? I’m worried that the cheaper of the two will be too fragile and I don’t want to be replacing parts right away. Everything on the spec list is totally unknown to me.

Cheap one
Not so cheap

Bump for the Sunday nightshift.

Can’t comment on ride as never got a go on one but i can say I had it on my shortlist and sat on the highrr spec one in store and it just felt you did not get a lot for your money.
Purely my opinion. For what it is worth I went for the cube analog 29er in the end.