What FS on my budget / riding style / weight??

rapid_donkey

Im going to make the jump and buy a FS as I keep doing trail centres and the bumpy bits knock the wind out of my sails, and they just look cool!

My budget is about £1500ish. I get 10% discount from Rutland Cycles, so Trek EX6 and Lapierre Zesty 214 are in the bracket.
Ive also seriously considered the Boardman Team FS. Using quidco, 10% off + 4% cashback, it could be had for around £860ish.

I ride all off road, mainly cross country, with some trail centres. Ive ridden round Rutland Water a few times, I like hiting the local woods, and Ive done a few red routes, with a view to try alot more and maybe the Peaks aswell. Most of my rides are around 20ish miles long.

Finally, my weight. I got into cycling mainly to lose weight, and now I just love it. I weight 93kg's. I did weigh 97kg's when I started. Are there any bikes that my weight would be a problem for?

Thanks in advance for all the suggestions!

swelsbyuk

If I were you, and had a budget of £1500, I would stop looking at bikes which are £860.

I would look at bikes from £1250 upwards and first port of call would be http://www.canyon.com and a quick look at their Nerve XC selection.

rapid_donkey

Just found this on Rutland Cycling website aswell, anyone got one of these?

http://www.rutlandcycling.com/40709/Lap ... -46cm.html

Im not sure if lapierre would suit my type of riding, but theyre great looking bikes.

chez_m356

rapid_donkey wrote:

Just found this on Rutland Cycling website aswell, anyone got one of these?

http://www.rutlandcycling.com/40709/Lap ... -46cm.html

Im not sure if lapierre would suit my type of riding, but theyre great looking bikes.

think you need to decide how much you want to spend, under a grand, get the boardman, 1500, either canyon or something like this http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/products.p ... 1b0s1p3505 , doubt if you will find much better