£700-850 hardtail buying advice

rosscomac7
rosscomac7 Posts: 15
edited December 2015 in MTB buying advice
Hello everyone,

Just signed up here after years of reading articles, looking for some advice hopefully. :D

I had my GT Aggressor XC1 stolen from me and I'm getting a replacement now through insurance. They have offered me a GT Avalanche Expert 2016 which I would normally have just accepted but I have recently been looking at bikes with 29 inch wheels and air springs which this bike has neither of. I really like the idea of the handlebar lockout switch for the suspension which I know some bikes do now too.

I fancied the Specialised Rockhopper Expert which is £100 more than the GT as it has 29 inch wheels and air springs and I think it has the remote suspension lockout too. If they can source that for me and I just pay the extra would it be worth the upgrade or is there a better option out there? I mainly do forest tracks and nothing seriously downhill so 29ers definitely seems the way to go now.

Any opinions or help would be really appreciated!

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/gt/275-avalanche-expert-2016-mountain-bike-ec121665

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/specialized/rockhopper-expert-29-2016-mountain-bike-ec116652#features

Cheers,
Rossco

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