I'm getting back into the saddle (so to speak) after a good 5 years out and am looking for a low travel(120mm)full susser for around £1500 mark. I've been looking at the Lapierre xflow 312 which you can pick up for £1440 at the moment or the Ghost ASX 5500 which is £1500. First time on a full susser, the last bike was a Trek 4400 which is a big change from what I'm looking at now but served me well at trail centres in the 7stanes Glentress, forest of Ae ect... Any advise would be much appreciated...
Demo first, buy second.
as said try and ride as many as you can.
have a look at the Giant Trance X4
spesh camber gets great reviews.
go hardtail, lot more bike for your money
£1,500 will get you a good spec 2011 Anthem X, which is a very good all round XC/Trail bike.
thanks for all the comments folks. What a difficult choice. I'm now looking at a Whyte 810 hardtail! Gonna try and demo a few and see what feels right. Thanks!