Yep, on Canyon’s website at the minute, really thinking of going for the Grand Canyon 8.0.

Well yes, we have a commencal dealer, spesh dealer, halfords, rocky mtn dealer, giant dealer, chain reaction cycles amongst others, but I’m currently looking at the on-one and canyon, neither of which can be test ridden over here as far as I’m aware.

Live over in Northern Ireland, and even with that, I don’t know anyone who ride either bikes and they’re both online retailers.. :/

Ok, so if the frames are much the same durability wise, and there’s no chance of a test ride of either, then the deciding factor will be spec I guess.
Going by that, I could get the Grand Canyon Al standard spec – http://www.canyon.com/_uk/mountainbikes/bike.html?b=2056. Or an OnOne SLX spec with Reba Race dual air pushloc forks – http://on-one.co.uk/i/q/CBOOWHIPSLX/on-one-carbon-whippet-slx

Canyon seems to be the winner to me?

Thanks for the replies guys, much appreciated. Right now it seems to between the OnOne custom build, or what seems a very well spec’d machine – the canyon grand canyon 8.0.
Is it right to think an aluminium frame e.g the canyon would take more of a beating – crashes, rocks flicking up etc. than the carbon frame of the OnOne?

Sent an email to your graemeATsurf-salesDOTcom address there mate

Know some people who own the boardmans and say the frame quality is no good at all?
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?PartnerID=79&ModelID=57164 – Cube Reaction Team – how would that compare to the bikes I had originally listed? Have a 10% voucher for CRC so could get that at £1260ish.

Was looking at the cubes too, but for example, the ltd race, which is roughly the same price as those bikes, hasn’t as good a spec in my humble opinion?

I had a quick spin on the Felt as a friend has one, felt like a good fit although I was only on for a minute or two so couldn’t really tell.
The other ones I can’t get to a shop that stocks them to try for size and I don’t know anyone that has them, but I know what you mean!

Bump!