Help needed to choose a £1000 bike.

lambpaul

Hi all I have been out of biking for quite some time (my last bike was a whyte PRST-1) and have £1000 to spend on a mountain bike but there is a hell of a lot of choice out there and Im struggling to make my mind up I would like a 29er but other than that please feel free to add any sensible suggestions.

Thanks Paul Lamb

chez_m356

if your budget your own money, a couple that may be of interest

http://www.canyon.com/_en/mountainbikes ... tml?b=3006

http://www.bike-discount.de/shop/k1275/ ... ml?mfid=52

though it means buying direct, but hard to beat for value for money

lambpaul

Im getting through works cycle scheme, I can get it from anywhere really as long they accept that. The ones Ive seen here are a Cube LTD race 29er, Giant talon 1 29er and a Whyte 629.

chez_m356

lambpaul wrote:

Im getting through works cycle scheme, I can get it from anywhere really as long they accept that. The ones Ive seen here are a Cube LTD race 29er, Giant talon 1 29er and a Whyte 629.

http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/products.p ... 0s155p4575

http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/products.p ... 0s155p4827

http://www.whytebikes.com/2013/product. ... =36&xSec=6 of those 3, i would say the cube has by far the best spec

chez_m356

another couple here

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/pin ... e-ec044228

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/spe ... e-ec030142 cube still has the best spec, though the thru axel and tapered steerer on the pinnacle would make it a contender if it was me who was looking

lambpaul

Thanks I did think the Cube had a better spec than the others but Ive never heard of them before so I was a little bit dubious

The Rookie

Evans do their own scheme, so you won't get anything from them through cyclescheme,

flight89

Evans do Cyclescheme also afaik......

http://www.evanscycles.com/pages/cycle-scheme