£1500 to spend

Simbo_RFC

I'm kinda looking for a new bike and have a budget of around £1500, should I buy a entry level full suspension bike or get a good quality hard tail????? The majority of my riding will be the likes of glentress red route/ carron valley and calendar estate. I currently have a boardman comp bike but felt it was a bit out of its depth on the red track at glentress.


If you had £1500 to spend on a new bike, what would you buy and why?

TJ20862

The New Boardman full sus

Belmont1884

I don't think it will be the bike that is out of it's depth tbh

mike hunts alpine

For that sort of money I'd be going for a canyon or a 2012 2013 reduced model. you'd get something with good specs if you look in the right places and a great price.

https://www.canyon.com/_en/mountainbikes/bike.html?b=3026

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/vitus-bikes-sommet-i-suspension-bike-2013/rp-prod84769

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/clearance/mountain-bikes/full-suspension?ss=2487&sort=pricelow

mike hunts alpine

The bottom link is just a page full of bikes in you're budget all with different travel wheel size etc BTW.

rockmonkeysc

If you shop around you can get a pretty good 2013 full sus bike for £1300.
Your boardman is capable of being ridden reasonably quickly down any trail if you have the talent. A full sus bike will just make it a bit easier.

hainman

Your Boardman should be more than enough bike for where your riding,why not upgrade some of the parts...

chrisw333

Well yes, the Boardman is a good bike. But if he's got £1,500 and rides Glentress etc a lot then surely a full suss is a good idea?

Look at Pauls cycles, a 2012/13 Giant Trance would a decent bet.

tarbot18

I have a hardtail and a full suss and ye you can do most things on a hardtail but you ll do it quicker and in more comfort on a full suss . Giant s new 650 trance 3 looks good at £1500 with 140mm travel.

Simbo_RFC

So basically I should keep my £1500 in my pocket and learn how to ride my boardman properly and not like a big girls blouse??? Lol

To be fair I probably don't have the talent to get the best out of the bike, I just felt a bit battered and sore after doing glentress. And I thought maybe a full suspension would be better.

Briggo

Simbo_RFC wrote:

So basically I should keep my £1500 in my pocket and learn how to ride my boardman properly and not like a big girls blouse??? Lol

To be fair I probably don't have the talent to get the best out of the bike, I just felt a bit battered and sore after doing glentress. And I thought maybe a full suspension would be better.

Not neccesarily better, different. Some people prefer HT's to FS's.

A full sus is more fun in my opinion.

Bishbosh10

chrisw333 wrote:

Look at Pauls cycles, a 2012/13 Giant Trance would a decent bet.

This ^^^^^