new bike help,I'm stuck!

alan1985

cyclescheme is coming to work in a couple of weeks and payday isn't too far behind so I think it's time to get a new toy, I can either go with a specialized or trek so I've narrowed it down to:

Trek fuel EX7 £2000
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/trek/fuel-ex7-2013-mountain-bike-ec042090
Specialized Camber FSR comp (might be my fav) £2000
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/specialized/camber-fsr-comp-2013-mountain-bike-ec042224
or because I've been doing pretty well on my strava whoreing with a 1x9 kraken(5th place on minatour route haha with a KOM in there on a climb section-booo!
Trek carbon elite 9.6 £1500 (anyone got experience with trek carbon bikes-I will be falling off)
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/trek/elite-carbon-96-2013-mountain-bike-ec042082

any help would be great :?

The Rookie

Is the company going to allow you to spend over the usual £1K?

Is it cyclescheme? Or another cycle to work provider?

alan1985

yeah the shop I'm using said I can add whatever funds I need towards it, so I'll be getting the voucher for the thousand and I'll chuck in the rest on top, cyclescheme is the provider :-)

cooldad

You should clear it with your employer, as it's actually their bike. You just lease it.

alan1985

yeah no issues on that side of things as I'll be purchasing it at the end of the scheme, a lot of us go out on the bikes so most will be going over the barrier by the looks of it.

mcnultycop

If you've got a grand available I'd be trying to add some funds and looking round elsewhere, rather than being stuck with the cycle scheme; you may get a better deal.

paulneenan76

Trek carbon is bullet proof. My friend is 6ft5 and solid and he fell in a badger set - fast and hard OTB - frame was spot on.

alan1985

I can stretch to a grand max or the girlfriend would hang me as I've got car related bills coming up soon for me and her so the cyclescheme is ideal, tbh I love my hardtail that's why the trek carbon's in the mix(I've stripped my kraken to 1x9 and replaced all the little bits, hollowtech skewers ect so I'm used to a lightish bike)-also I've only ever had sram so I'm out of the loop on shimano's ranges so when I read a spec sheet I can gleam the basics and read reviews,but just after real world views on the potential bike components

The Rookie

If you have a Kraken, please post in the Carrera HT thread (link in sig)..

'Hollowtech skewers'???

Make sure you cost up the cyclesheme properly, as
1/ With FMV it will cost you more than you get
2/ Your on very dodfy legal grounds with buying half the bike cash