I like these little companies coming out and giving things a good stir. It can only be good news for consumers.
Agreed. Every so often the big guys need a reality check when they start to think they can take the piss with impunity.
Bit late to this as I’ve been cleaning my hardtail so its ready for the Surrey Hills tomorrow.
Also agreed. I’m a hardtail only Luddite too. The only point to my OP was that it looks a bargain for what it is (Sektor and Monarch on a £1k full suss is relatively unheard of).
I probably wouldn’t buy one myself as rear suss is one more thing that will go wrong when I neglect it. However, if you take a step back and objectively look at what a lot of companies charge for bikes and bits, you can’t help but feel you are being tugged off a lot of the time.
As for warranty etc, I’d be a lot more confident dealing with a large, cross-discipline retailer like Decathlon than I would be with some more niche companies. They would be more likely to be able to swallow warranty costs than someone smaller.