Hardtail for someone 193cm tall,budget £850.

Hi Everyone,
I know you get asked this question all the time but please help me before a blow my money on some noddy bike.
Im after some advice please, Im looking to buy a hardtail and have a budget of about £850.00, Im 193cm tall ! , I've looked in my local shop and liked the Trek Cobia Black(the guy in the shop said a 29er mite be a better option) ? any thoughts and advise would be very much appreciated.
Cheers
Rob.
I know you get asked this question all the time but please help me before a blow my money on some noddy bike.
Im after some advice please, Im looking to buy a hardtail and have a budget of about £850.00, Im 193cm tall ! , I've looked in my local shop and liked the Trek Cobia Black(the guy in the shop said a 29er mite be a better option) ? any thoughts and advise would be very much appreciated.
Cheers
Rob.
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A frame fits or it does not, a different wheel size doesn't make a frame fit better, as 29er wheels and tyres are more expensive/heavier, for a fixed budget you'll always get worse VFM with a 29er than a 26er until you get to circa £2K.
Boardman or a Voodoo (both Halfords) are good at that price point, although the Cobia is pretty good at £850.
a 26er within budget, 22'' frame, and a top spec
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