Trek x-caliber over Whyte 629

Trants1

Greetings!

Just a little advice. I m looking to buy a mountain bike having realised my 1998 kona lava dome is a death trap. I was looking to get a Whyte 629 as it claims to fit my requirements - I want a hardtail which can be thrashed a little going downhill as well as being able to scamper a little uphill. Unfortunately, my LBS does not carry a small in this model, and whyte won't be producing anymore this year. As a consequence my LBS have offered me a Trek X-caliber for the same price (999.00). Is this a good deal/spec for the price? And would it be useable for a little bit of the rough stuff? Here's the two bikes;
Trek;
http://m.evanscycles.com/products/trek/ ... e-ec040335

Whyte 629;
http://www.whytebikes.com/2013/product. ... =36&xSec=6

Thanks for your time,
Chris

supersonic

The spec is consdierably better than the Whyte. However both are XC bikes, so depends on how rough the terrain is. Not DH bikes by a long way, but for the average rider will handle general trails and small drops and the like.

tarbot18

Good deal on the trek too hes giving you £100 off normal cost and as ss said better spec far better fork etc

Trants1

Thanks for the replies so far. I can't find any reviews of the 2013 model. Has anybody used one? I've read that there have been some problems with previous years models frames cracking?

Trants1

The trek x caliber, incidentally, I'm referring to.