[Closed] £1500-£2000 all mountain/trail bike

I went a bit leftfield and got an Orbea Rallon. For what I paid (£1400) it's light, pedals well, is a hoot downhill and is a bit different.
The ones nearer £2k look great.

Mind you a new rear dropout is £30!

Don't bother, not worth it.

do you mean dont bother with the orbea?

With both.

I'd go for a good hardtail, probably a 29er.

But he wants a FS bike?

i already own a kona honzo but i dont really like hardtails. i have ridden transition bandit before and it was really nice but well out my price range.

Have you had a read of issue 81 yet?

issue 81 of what

something like this (nice headangle) [url= http://www.commencal-store.co.uk/PBSCProduct.asp?ItmID=9422145 ]http://www.commencal-store.co.uk/PBSCProduct.asp?ItmID=9422145[/url]

or you could look at the yt industries, wicked comp, their site seems down now. my friend got the pro with bos forks and everything its very nice but it took months to arrive.

Trek remedy or fuel. Depends what you want it for. Fuel more of an all-rounded trail bike, remedy very similar but more about the DH.

Issue 81 of Singletrack, they've tested 3 bikes under £2k. Might be worth a read.

EDIT: I love my Lapierre Zesty 314, so in true STW style I should suggest you look at the 214 model for around £1900.

issue 81 of what
......shakes head 😀

pity you can't stretch to this 😉
http://www.bike-treks.co.uk/custombuilder.aspx?id=715959
Nice

i'd go straight for a canyon nerve AL+ for that money

http://www.canyon.com/_en/mountainbikes/bike.html?b=3039#tab-reiter2

can't beat the spec. i'd try to swap ou the talas tho possibly...

the canyon bikes look good but i have never really heard or read about them dose any onw know what they are like to ride are they heavy hard to pedal ect..

White T-129 has just won trail bike of the year in "what mountain bike " . Best out of 25 others incl. Canyon, Lapierre etc.

Haven't rode one myself though.

the canyon bikes look good but i have never really heard or read about them dose any onw know what they are like to ride are they heavy hard to pedal ect..

Buy frame only and take the parts from your HT? Front travel will need to match though unless you budget for new forks.

im really snobby about forks i like the lapierre spicy but it has domains and i really not to sure about them.

Just realised the Honzo is a 29er. Wheel size will need to match too.

[url= http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=81013 ]120mm[/url]

or

[url= http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=81017 ]140mm[/url]

or

[url= http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=84770 ]160mm[/url]

Whyte t129s with 10% off for cash £1800, if you can find any left almost sold out, I love mine 🙂

Second hand, more bike less cash

I have a Canyon Nerve AM 6 and would recommend it. Had it a year with no problems, really good spec for the money. Only small gripe is the steep head angle. When decending fast it can feel like you are perched over the front.

Don't forget a giant anthem 29er. Light to get up hills and the big wheels means appears more suspension than the 100mm travel it has for coming back down again.

the old Nerve AM has been updated this year. head angle sorted and geo generally brought in line with others of this sort.
canyons always have great reviews.
its a standard 'horst link' suspension system as used by specialized, lappiere etc. so no worries there, good place to start anyways.
but read the reviews on their site.
also lots of reviews of it's wee brother around, the standard nerve AL
eg on bike radar.

and yes, agree with mikewsmith, 2nd hand can be good. but you have to be sure of supension's history. also, many good second hand bieks are not only £300 less than the canyon

Ghost AMR plus or AMR29`s