my mate at work who asked me what bike i thought she should get. let me get back to you on that i said. i have some opinions but i know a place where i can garner many more.

she’s more a hillwalker than a cyclist and wants something she can cycle rather than walk approachs so her terrain of choice is most likely to be forest track rather than anything particularly tricky. she wants something mtb-y rather than cx-y and her budget is around the £500 mark.

suggestions?

genisis io ss thing perhaps? rigid, but a proper mtb.