My existing bike (Kona, 10 years old, 7 speed, v-brakes) is getting very ‘tired’, and rather than spend money on the knackered drive train its time to bite the bullet and buy a new bike..

Requirements;
Skinny tubes
26″ wheels
Disc brakes

around 850

so far have seen;
Genesis Latitude 00
Orange Pure 7, but looks like the 2012 version is a lot more money
Charge Duster – but a bit more than I wanted to spend

Any other suggestions?

Not steel but:
http://paulscycles.co.uk/products.php?plid=m1b0s2p1934

thanks, it looks like they only have an 18″ – I think I would need a 19″.

Currently, going through the Evans website, looking at sale bikes 1 by 1 – might end up with something different than I first planned.

not small wheels but

http://www.charliethebikemonger.com/surly-karate-monkey-complete-single-speed-29er-mountainbike-2011-873-p.asp

😀

haha!! I suppose I should have expected a rigid, 29er, single speed being suggested, this being STW!!

kona steely 2011 in blue . http://www.evanscycles.com/products/kona/steely-2011-mountain-bike

ok sorry ill try again http://www.evanscycles.com/search?query=kona+steely&x=13&y=12

Chainreaction have some good prices on Kona bikes at the moment.

Couple of nice steel Genesis bargins here;

http://www.realcycles.com/m48b0s301p0/Bikes-_Shop_Soiled/Mountain

On-one inbred?

didn’t think I could get an Inbred with a suspension fork for 850
//toddles off to On One website//

from your short list, Id test ride the Genesis first