fantasy bike shopping - sub £3k
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I have a bird Zero. I bought it in 2015 and I love it.
My riding is 70% south downs (undulating, chalky, muddy) and 30% downhill (Surrey Hills/Swinley/BPW).
I'm not very skilled but I am very fit. I fall off a lot following my buddies on their FS bikes. I think I need a full-suspension bike that will let me ride all day and hit the bike parks while keeping up.
My budget is this side of £3000 (rather spend £2000) and I'm looking at three bikes to keep me in the arms race:
Bird Aeris AM9 - my experience so far points me in their direction, and they're really nice and the office is about 10 miles from me.
Nukeproof Mega 290 (maybe even AM275)
And, the left-field choice, Orange Stage 5.
Can't do canyon or YT because they don't support my current cycle to work scheme and/or offer 0% interest, which the others do. HELP!!
My riding is 70% south downs (undulating, chalky, muddy) and 30% downhill (Surrey Hills/Swinley/BPW).
I'm not very skilled but I am very fit. I fall off a lot following my buddies on their FS bikes. I think I need a full-suspension bike that will let me ride all day and hit the bike parks while keeping up.
My budget is this side of £3000 (rather spend £2000) and I'm looking at three bikes to keep me in the arms race:
Bird Aeris AM9 - my experience so far points me in their direction, and they're really nice and the office is about 10 miles from me.
Nukeproof Mega 290 (maybe even AM275)
And, the left-field choice, Orange Stage 5.
Can't do canyon or YT because they don't support my current cycle to work scheme and/or offer 0% interest, which the others do. HELP!!
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I'd go for the Bird.
Pop along to the HQ and have a chat with the guys there about what you want and take it from there.“Life has been unfaithful
And it all promised so so much”
Giant Trance 2 27.5 2016 ¦ Sonder Broken Road 2021¦ Giant Revolt Advanced 2 2019 ¦ Giant Toughtroad SLR 1 2019 ¦ Giant Anthem 3 2015 ¦ Specialized Myka Comp FSR 20090 -
I’m in a similar position buddy, albeit my terrain is much tamer by the sounds of things.
FWIW if I were in your shoes I would probably go for this Nukeproof.
https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/nukeproof-mega-275-carbon-pro-bike-gx-eagle-2019/rp-prod170238
Having said that, the Bird also looks amazing and as you are so close to them does make sense in so many ways. The way I see it is that you can’t really go wrong with either.
Good luck with your hunting!0
