Ok I have £750 burning a hole in my pocket and want a new Hardtail Hack

Mainly trail centres and xc ps im not a light bloke at 18 stone (But hay that’s 7 stone lighter then 8 months ago)

Give me suggestions

Obviously ive looked at the rock hopper and the usual suspects Kona etc but any others to take a cheeky look at.

Thank you all for you help in this dredful situation ;O)

Boardman?

Merlin Malt2?

felt q720…http://www.cycle-world.co.uk/products.php?plid=m1b0s2p8985

At that price, I'd be looking at a Genesis Core 30. Their bikes look wonderful at that price, are well specced and ride nicely. Win win win!

http://www.genesisbikes.co.uk/bikes/mountain/core/core-30/overview/

on-one 456, pikes and wheels off the classifides, thow in the contents of your spares box would be arround £500, leaving a few pennies spare to buy any remaining bits.

Lots of bikes are similar at that price.
Boardman is best value. The gensis Core is a bike aimed at slightly burlier riding so might suit you better.
Well done on the weight loss BTW.

Thanks

Its amazing what an incentive it is when she who must be obeyed offered me £100 for each stone I lost towards a new Bike after telling her of many a story of by Biking days before my third lift crises and weight gain

But liking some of the suggestions so far I feel some testing coming on

Voodoo Wanga