fed up of looking at which one I think is best for my money so I thought I would do a survey to see what others think.

Ive tested:
Giant Anthem X 29 £2000
Specialized Fsr stumpjumper £2500
Cube Sting 140 Pro 29 £1800

I plan on testing trek, orange and nukeproof on Saturday on a demo day Cannock chase.
im a tall guy (6.3+) and seem to like the 29er style geometry but ive never tried 27.5.

its a mine field out there and I want a bike that will be capable all over the country because I would like to visit the likes of lakes,wales,scotland. so far the best value for money I think is the anthem x 29er.

Possibly one of these

no to a 26 thanks. sold my trek 26 last year

Consider a Trance instead of the Anthem…

Trek Remedy brilliant bit of kit.With proper wheels 26″ 😆

Canyon Spectral. Job done. Next question?

An on-one codeine.

Whyte T129

Mondraker Foxy

RADON Slide Carbon 650B 160 8.0 £2500

160mm front and rear. carbon frame, race face , pike, Rock Shox Reverb stealth
27.8 lbs

http://www.bike-discount.de/en/buy/radon-slide-carbon-650b-160-8.0-19867/wg_id-7243

Canyon.com so much gear for the money.

can’t test ride them tho can you?

Specialized Fsr stumpjumper evo £2500

Forget the wheel size, it’s the best bike you can buy for the money.

(I am a tad biased, as I own one)

I’ve just bought a Giant anthem X 29er and live near Llandegla. Its the perfect bike for it. £2000 so keep £500 in your pocket.

I got my LBS to chuck in a dropper post at that price too

With that budget I would been tempted to go for a Salsa Spearfish

Commencal meta AM29, with almost a grand in change!

Loving my Spesh stumpy fsr comp evo 29. The Cube Sting is heavy. Try the stereo instead. It’s the carbon version of the sting for 2300. I would go for the stumpy though.

the one you like the best!

weeksy – Member
Commencal meta AM29, with almost a grand in change!

From where? Thank you please.

I’d buy used and get a much better bike.

I’ve got an Orange 5 29 S and like it very much so can highly recommend it!

Hang about, let me go see what I’ve got in the shed ….

OK, it’s got to be an FF29 or a 26″ Five 🙂

richellicott – Member
I’ve just bought a Giant anthem X 29er and live near Llandegla. Its the perfect bike for it. £2000 so keep £500 in your pocket.
I got my LBS to chuck in a dropper post at that price too

Really is good for the money. Tempted.
Which dealer mate??

I toyed with the idea of building up a Salsa Spearfish but once I had the same spec as the Giant I was looking at about £800 more. Just couldn’t justify it. The value of the Giant is unreal

Got it from Alf Jones in Wrexham. Had two bikes from there in the last year and they’re always really helpful

Thanks. After Saturday I should know which one.
Stumpy or Anthem most likely.

Did they put giants dropper on it?

Yeah Giants own dropper. Not a huge amount of muddy riding done just yet but so far so good!

This one

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/sc-blur-ltc-dream-build

Kona Process 134, demo’d one last week and it was fun way beyond its £2100 price tag….

Sorry, double post.

I’d be saving up another 250 English pound coins and buying one of these in May when available…

MEta AM29 for person above is in Fishface Cycles.

I bought mine from there just after Xmas.

A 29er for trail centres. Magic. Keep 26’ers for proper riding 😆

http://fishfacecycles.com/ourshop/prod_2870899-Commencal-Meta-AM-2-29-2013.html

That’s a deal

That meta looks pretty good! That, use the money saved to put some properly posh wheels on there, say American classics am, add a dropper and you should still have a bit of money in the budget to put some nice gears on there when those wear out

Another Stumpy Evo 29″. Quiver killer.