Hard tail, £1000 max

[Doseone]

I've got a Genesis Core 40 and love it. You don't see too many of them around so they are a little bit different and if it broke tomorrow I'd have another one in a heartbeat. The latest version is the 26.4 at £1099.

 

[Motozulu]

What happened this summer to change it Greg?

Doseone - that core is a beauty!

The reason I'm pretty sure I'll stick to HT is mostly money based - ie for £1200 I am gonna get a much better spec of HT than I would of FS? plus I learned (am learning) the game on an HT which I am told is the harder/more fun way of doing things, so I'll stick with 'em.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

What happened this summer to change it Greg?

Doseone - that core is a beauty!

The reason I'm pretty sure I'll stick to HT is mostly money based - ie for £1200 I am gonna get a much better spec of HT than I would of FS? plus I learned (am learning) the game on an HT which I am told is the harder/more fun way of doing things, so I'll stick with 'em.

I rode the imba transcambrian, and quite a bit more 'epic' multi-day and long-day stuff besides*, and realised that, at 52, if I could find the right light FS XC bike I'd be more comfortable, less beaten up, and, as a consequence, probably faster on a full boinger than on a racey HT (Boardman Pro). Not getting rid of the Boardman, nor my fully rigid ss mtb either, but XC FS has a place in my riding.

Picked up an as new Canyon Nerve XC 7.0 second hand locally for £900.


*and some bloke won an olympic XC gold medal on a full-boinger.....

 

[Motozulu]

Fair enough Greg - you obviously are gonna get the use out of one at rides like the transcambrian. I'm a similar age to you (50) and for now I'm just doing the Cannock trails so can't see the need for a boinger - having said that if you are doing that at 52 then maybe in 2 years I'll be ready for more 'interesting' rides?. Never say never eh?

 

[lulubel]

*and some bloke won an olympic XC gold medal on a full-boinger.....

Which I found quite funny after Chris Boardman had spent the whole of the women's race the previous day saying how important weight was in MTBing and how saving a few grams here and a few grams there made such a difference.

It was a very impressive ride.