FS buying advice for around £1200

mrbubbaman

I've been looking around for a couple of weeks at new bikes and I'm getting myself lost!
I want to spend a maximum of £1200 on a full suspension bike. I've been looking at a Canyon Nerve AL6 and the Boardman Team FS pro, however the Boardman doesn't do a small enough frame (16")

I started to then look at reviews of bikes in that bracket and I'm now confused about what to buy!
Giant, Kona, Merida, Trek and Scott, they've all cropped up!

Any advice on what full suspension to get for that budget? Don't want to jump in and buy the wrong bike.

I mainly ride over at Swinley woods and I'm a novice. My mate has a Bossnut, so don't really want to buy the same bike and when I looked before, that didn't do my size anyway

I'm 5'4 with a 29" inside leg and weigh 59kgs (also an old fart at almost 40)

mrbubbaman

This is another choice and as it's end of line, there a nice discount http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/e ... -650b-2014

Rookie1986

I got a Nerve last summer (also in a small frame) and love it, I mainly do XC type stuff but it handles everything I've thrown at it no problem. The frame is solid and I've had no issues with it, that combined with the good range of components on the bike (usually better spec than similar price competitors) and it's a no brainer! Personally I think the Nerve is about as good as you are going to get for a full susser at this price point, my only regret with my Nerve is that I didn't pay the extra and get the Strive as I feel it would have been the better choice of bike for the direction I want to take my riding.

oodboo

http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/m1b0s183p5 ... 7-5-2-2014

poah

bird aeris?

mrbubbaman

POAH wrote:

bird aeris?

They look nice, but the cheapest I can see is £1695.

larkim

Son has a Nerve AL 6.0 and really gets on well with it. No issues at all, and delivery (it was in stock at the time) was swift.

The only "niche" part on the bike is the mech hanger which is specific to the Nerve AL 6.0 (i.e. not other Nerve AL models) so I'd recommend getting a spare hanger (or two) if you buy it "just in case". (He's on his third already, careless lad!)

wmorgs

The halfords Pro came down to £1200 couple months ago, cant think any bike that price n spec just add dropper done:
http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/m ... nsion-27-5

mrbubbaman

wmorgs wrote:

The halfords Pro came down to £1200 couple months ago, cant think any bike that price n spec just add dropper done:
http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/m ... nsion-27-5

Sadly it's the wrong size. Boardman website doesn't list a small, only medium and large. Halfords just says out of stock

nasha48

For what it's worth I've had confirmation from Boardman that they will shortly be introducing an XL frame for the Pro FS too. Hence makes me wonder if they're done with the small frame?

Bishbosh10

oodboo wrote:

http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/m1b0s183p5506/GIANT-ANTHEM-27-5-2-2014

That is a very good deal!