Full suspension under £1000

powell7

Hi all
My friend is looking to buy a full suspension bike for under £1000.
It needs to be new as it might have to go on finance.
We ride in the forest and across the downs. Small jumps nothing silly.
Has anyone got any recommendations??
I was thinking the gt verb but if anyone knows anything else worth looking at that would be great.
Thanks chris

*Dusty*

Here you go, plenty of decent options from £799 up.

http://www.tredz.co.uk/mountain-bike-full-suspension-short-travel/xsrt/priceasc

Kona Precept, pretty respected brand but I've never ridden one personally.

http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Kona-Precept-Mountain-Bike-2015-Full-Suspension-MTB_73057.htm

The Rookie

Decathlon have dropped their decent FS.

Boardman FS is well worth a look for that usage, also a look at pauls cycles to see what is on offer.

jamski

Calibre Bossnut has had some decent reviews too.

http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/calibre-bossnut-full-sus-mountain-bike-p347143

Angus Young

You can get 10% off at Halfords if you join British Cycling...

https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/membership/article/halfords-discounts

You can use this in conjunction with Quidco and buying gift vouchers which will really drive the cost of the Boardman Team FS down.

powell7

Thanks guys I'll send him a like to this page.

We did find this today http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/m1b0s183p5826/GIANT-Stance-27-5-2-2015
Anyone know much about these?

rockmonkeysc

That Stance is a very good bike.

97th choice

I'd personally wait a bit to see what buyers and a few more reviewers think of the calibre bossnut.

Some say, allegedly, and it's just speculation on their part of course, that a shed load of chain reaction's guys went over to go outdoors and are flexing their marketing muscles...

The vitus and halfords bikes always get great reviews on bikradar. But that's different I'm sure.

97th choice

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19683986#p19683986]RockmonkeySC[/url] wrote:

That Stance is a very good bike.

Have you tried it? I'm wondering how that rear suspension works out compared to maestro.

Here's another option from ze germans, and Merida make frames for almost everyone

http://www.bike-discount.de/en/buy/merida-one-twenty-7.-600-246996/wg_id-7243

rockmonkeysc

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19684064#p19684064]97th choice[/url] wrote:

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19683986#p19683986]RockmonkeySC[/url] wrote:

That Stance is a very good bike.

Have you tried it? I'm wondering how that rear suspension works out compared to maestro.

Here's another option from ze germans, and Merida make frames for almost everyone

http://www.bike-discount.de/en/buy/merida-one-twenty-7.-600-246996/wg_id-7243

Not as good as Maestro but still very good and progressive with no noticeable flex.

Angus Young

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19684057#p19684057]97th choice[/url] wrote:

I'd personally wait a bit to see what buyers and a few more reviewers think of the calibre bossnut.

Some say, allegedly, and it's just speculation on their part of course, that a shed load of chain reaction's guys went over to go outdoors and are flexing their marketing muscles...

It got a stinking review on mbr...

http://www.mbr.co.uk/reviews/27-5-full-suspension-bikes/calibre-bossnut-2015-review

powell7

Thanks guys, he's going to wait 6 weeks for the 2016 giant trance