£1000 to spend on a new MTB do not know what to get

XCdev
XCdev Posts: 7
edited February 2016 in MTB buying advice
Hi all I am going to use my cycle to work scheme to spend a maximum of £1000 on a new MTB, I can use Evans, Chain Reaction Cycles and Go Outdoors does anyone have any suggestions as what bike I should be looking at as I do not know much about bike components.

Thanks in advance.

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  • N0bodyOfTheGoat
    N0bodyOfTheGoat Posts: 5,846
    Bossnut?
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  • Thewaylander
    Thewaylander Posts: 8,594
    Do you know anything about what you might be riding? are you going to be very gentle stuff? aggressive riding in the middle?
  • XCdev
    XCdev Posts: 7
    I have been looking at the Boss Nut. I will be riding trail centres mid to aggressive and using it places like Leigh Quarry I will also be using it for some urban tracks including stair sets and jumps.
  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    Unless you are landing that stuff like a cat, then the bike is unsuitable as it's a trail bike - not meant for big flat landings.
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  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    How much experience do you have and what do you ride now, how are you looking to progress from that?

    £1K will get you a pretty good hardtail or a fairly decent FS....which do you think would suite you better?
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.
  • 97th choice
    97th choice Posts: 2,222
    The Rookie wrote:
    How much experience do you have and what do you ride now, how are you looking to progress from that?

    this^^^^^^^
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  • XCdev
    XCdev Posts: 7
    I currently have a Carrera Vengeance which is used for cross country and but it cannot handle the trails and routes I want to do
  • geordiebrian
    geordiebrian Posts: 63
    Have a look at the new boardman pro
  • Angus Young
    Angus Young Posts: 3,063
    Got to be the Bossnut. All the reviews are off the scale.
    All the gear, no idea and loving the smell of jealousy in the morning.
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  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    But not for
    XCdev wrote:
    using it for some urban tracks including stair sets and jumps.
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.
  • 97th choice
    97th choice Posts: 2,222
    Angus Young wrote:
    Got to be the Bossnut. All the reviews are off the scale.

    Anyone on here ridden one? Just curious as I'd heard that go outdoors learnt a lot from the chain reaction marketing department...
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  • XCdev
    XCdev Posts: 7
    I'm going to go with the boss nut but out of curiosity what bike would you use for the urban side
  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    Scott voltage or GT ruckus hardtail.
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.
  • spr000
    spr000 Posts: 24
    Hello. How does the old Boardman Pro HT compare to the new one spec wise. New looks to have a high spec to me, but old one is £150 cheaper.

    I'll be using the bike for the odd commute as well as trail riding so the difference between 2x10 vs 1x11 is of interest to me. I see the new bike has a lower top end but they're pretty equal at the bottom end.

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