I do like the idea of buying British. I like the look of nukeproof scout, whyte 905 or orange crush. A bit above my price range perhaps, and also low on stock too. I love that covid has got everyone riding but its a bugger for buying a bike!

I do like the look of the Sentier. And the one you built too!! I’d love to build my own like that, but tbh I think that might be beyond my skill level at the mo. Time to set up some stock alerts on CRC or wiggle!

Thanks folks. Appreciate the thoughts. The consensus seems to be get a new bike. So that just begs the question what bike?! I guess the could be the subject of another post, but ant recommendations welcomed. I reckon budget would be 1k-ish. Poss more if I really threw the boat out.