choices 1.5k ish budget - HT - orange c s / bird am or whyte 905 or?

fiasco71
fiasco71 Posts: 2
edited September 2016 in MTB buying advice
Lo all,

Hopefully subject says it all, makes it easier to see.

So it if i get an orange crush s 2016 or the whyte i can upgrade some of the components to match the bird spec at

zero Am frame
rockshox pike rc
shimano slx m7000 cranks and drivetrain
reverb dropper

£1688.50

Though am fairly new to this, i am trying to make a purchase that won't leave me feeling that i want to change for quite some time. I intend on mainly riding in the peak district as it is on my doorstep, though don't want a bike that is limited when i go further afield, hence the am as opposed to the tr.

I really am leaning to towards the bird and have possibly answered my own Q, with the fact that i get to choose the parts from day 1 as opposed to paying for them twice and upgrading in the future, though i do appreciate that the orange does provide an option to upgrade to pikes and dropper.

Also i really like to attitude of bird i emailed them regarding some issues of pricing with their website and the founder emailed me back at 8 in the evening to explain what had happened and how they were working on it.

Thanks for any advice.