A mate of mine is looking for a sub £1000 full suss under Cycle to work scheme. I've said that the Boardman is a good bet, but he doesn't want to shop at Halfords.
Any other suggestions?
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Best sub £1000 XC full susser
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Posted 2 years ago #
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The boardman did seem to do well in ST mag, and the component spec is ridiculous for £1k
KHS (a mail order only brand I think) has some very well specced bikes for the money, so it may be that they may do something suitable. No idea how they ride though
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aye the boardman spec is great, especially when you think that most other bikes have seen a 10-15% increase in price in 2010
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I like my Boardman, tell him to stop being a name snob
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A scan of Bike radar will be illuminating but I think that options will be very limited.
I didn't buy A Boardman because I was worried about sizing (I'm 6'4") and the Singletrack review said it wasn't the best for heavy riders (I'm 100kg). I think at £1000 for a FS bike you can't get pickey. I went used in the end but I had no cycle to work scheme option.
MBUK has a good discussion of full FS on a budget. THe boardman was the exception to the you need to paqy over a grand rule
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Singletrack review said it wasn't the best for heavy riders (I'm 100kg)
I'm 16st and hammer mine (drops and jump), not bent it yet.
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Ive got a 2009 KHS-604 and one of the lads at work got a 2010 KHS-604. He got his on the cycle to work scheme. You get Manitou forks on the '10 model and hope brakes.
Love mine. does what i need. No doubt will swap the forks for something better at the end of the year, but for now its fine.Posted 2 years ago # -
KHS are very good for the money, I've got 2!
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Giant Trance X4/X5
Stiffer/better than the Boardman, and well worth upgrading in the future.
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Yep Giants are good, and this is a bargain -> http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/products.php?plid=m1b4s1p2272
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The Boardman really is brilliant. People talk crap about the frame, but only because there's nothing else about them they can feasibly criticise as it's all ridiculously high spec. It's a lightweight and not too rough-and-tumble bike though so more a classic XC machine than a traibike
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