29er Recommendations £800 budget

mikey2341

As the new models start to get released, I'm hoping to pick up a decent 29er for around 800. It will be used for a few off road triathlons, some XC stuff and the odd visit to a trail centre. Does anyone have any opinion over which of these will be most suited?

http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/m1b0s155p4 ... CER-2-2012

http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/m1b0s155p5 ... 9ER-2-2013

http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/m1b0s155p4 ... LOY-3-2012

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/kona ... -prod95382

http://www.realcycles.com/m1b0s311p4606 ... le_20_2013

I think I'm favouring the Genesis and will hopefully get to go and sit on one this weekend, but it only has 80mm of travel on the forks - is that likely to be a problem?

Cheers

mikey2341

It seams the Genesis is 80mm travel on the 16inch frame and I'm looking at the 19 inch which has 100mm like the other bikes listed. I can get the Genesis for 690, can anyone recommend anything better before I pull the trigger tomorrow??

mikey2341

Anyone?

hainman

they all look much the same,the Genesis and Kona have 100mm travel instead of the 80mm on the others,the genesis is air fork too,if i was buying probably go for that one....