Okay so im looking for a new bike, got 1k to spend and am looking in the second hand market, any suggestions on bikes would be great.

Must have:

Dropper post
27.5 wheels
140-160mm travel (preferably 160mm)
one front cog
decent spec throughout
full sus

cheers for any help in advance

Yes something like a 2014 Giant trance of this http://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/1868256/

might be worth considering a nukeproof mega?

If you would take 26″ they’d be some great options.

There was a YT wicked pro on here the other week loaded with bos suss great condition for £1k.

A higher spec 26″ will be better than a lower spec 27.5″ IMO.

http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/m1b65s183p5686/CANNONDALE-TRIGGER-4-27-5-2015

http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/m1b65s183p5687/CANNONDALE-TRIGGER-3-27-5-2015

http://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/1733078/

Blimey.

Probably, if you’re prepared to wait for the ideal spec full bike, or collect the bits slowly yourself. I built a nice spec Niner full suss for about that a couple of years ago. The Trigger is hard to resist, new and warranteed at that price though, and you can always add a dropper and tweak the spec over time.

Was going to point you towards that Pauls deal too.

The seller of this may be tempted at a £1,000 offer 😉

http://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/1850029/

I should think he would given he’s asking close to what he paid for it (and not some mythical rrp) when CRC were clearing out 2 year old stock of a bankrupt brand…

If you need to tick every box then maybe a collection only sale on ebay could deliver the goods.

Realistically I think you’ll probably have to show a bit of flexibility. And that’s probably a good idea anyway, choose the right frame not the cheapest one.

There’s a meta in the classifieds that fits that bill, if you’re xl

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/fs-orange-five-15