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Never change any set ups before a race, right?
Well...my Big Dog pairs partner has decided now is the time to invest in a new 29 hardtail for next weeks race. looking to spend ball park of £1k. What's currently out there at this price point?
Any deals to be had/recommendations? He generally rides a medium HT.
Thanks!
New/C2W - the Boardman MHT 8.9 looks really nice for the money.
Sales - these look good:
https://www.paulscycles.co.uk/m1b0s155p8418/CUBE-REACTION-GTC-2X-29-2017
https://www.paulscycles.co.uk/m1b0s155p7397/CANNONDALE-F-SI-3-29-2017
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/fuji-slm-29-27-mountain-bike-2018/
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/felt-nine-3-2017-mountain-bike/
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/wilier-503x-race-mountain-bike-xt-2018/rp-prod166049
Some sale options for ya 🙂
Second hand. My wife just pickup a lovely cotic solaris with pikes, good wheels, brakes and 1x11 xt for less than £1k
Don't buy second hand unless you accept the potential pitfalls.
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New/C2W – the Boardman MHT 8.9 looks really nice for the money.
Got one it's great !!
Is it just me that flicked through those sale links and was really underwhelmed? £1k doesn't go very far these days does it!
Have a look secondhand (or just service his bike for him with new cables and a bit of oil in the lowers). I just picked up a rigid charge cooker for £150 in the classifieds and really chuffed with it.
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/vitus-rapide-cr-carbon-ht-bike-gx-eagle-1x12-2018/rp-prod159761
Not too far over budget once BC discount applied.
£1k doesn’t go very far these days does it! WHAT? well not if you look at Specialized Orange Trek Giant and so on But,
Boardman MHT 8.9 is amazing value this bike has boost front and rear wheels, 1x11 speed slx, Reba rl, Deore brakes, a very nice tidy package.
Decathlon's 1k hard tail also worth a look. Racier cut to it to my eye.
2nd hand, my bikes were nicked 2 weeks before 24/12 so was in a bit of a pickle.
£1100 got me carbon specialized stumpjumper, Fox kashima fit 4 forks , I think 2015/16 model
some great bargains out there to be had, seemingly loads of mediums as well as I struggled to find a large
getting anywhere near similar spec new was crazy money, a grand gets you very little on a new bike these days
for example this - slightly older frame but carbon wheels, 2016 factory fox fork xt etc etc
https://m.pinkbike.com/buysell/2358541/
Boardman MHT 8.9 is amazing value this bike has boost front and rear wheels, 1×11 speed slx, Reba rl, Deore brakes, a very nice tidy package.
TBH the spec looks good, but what's going on with that geometry? I usually like to think the designers know best and reserve judgement until I've ridden a bike, but that just looks wrong, 45mm stem, 68deg HA (so far so fun), then from there back its all old skool XC (I.e. it doesn't have the reach for such a short stem).
Sonder transmitter was 1k I think.
On one deedar was a ridiculous £799 the other day (for the ops sanity let's not go down then one debate here!)
£1300 gets you a 2019 Whyte 629....saw one on the Whyte stand here at Ard Rock and i am going to pop into my lbs next week to order one.....