I’ve got both of the above, 🙂 neither through C2W.
I have the arkose 4 and it’s a great commuter, very stable, very solid, not very exciting but very well put together.
Bought the Boardman CX Team last month when the price was down to £800, through BC discount, discounted vouchers through our employee benefits and quidco I got it for just over £600.
I’m delighted with it, its quick and fun, and I love the 1*11 – its just so quiet, no front mech chain rub an no rattling chain over bumps. I’ve ridden it off road at Dalbeattie 7 stanes and it’s an absolute hoot. Wheels are a bit on the heavy side but for the price I’m not complaining.
If you do buy the boardman then the first thing to do is take the seatpost out and sand the seat tube as they have really bad burrs on them – when I mentioned to the guy in the shop he said, ‘yeh they’re all like that’, eh give it a quick sand down then before giving it to the customer.
Edit: At the £1k price point I struggled to find many bikes with hydro discs. Getting one at £600 was a steal 🙂