Best cyclocross bike under £1000 and other CX chat

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Dogs

I'm thinking about getting a cross bike, ideally I'd like to get a Cannondale SuperX, but they're way above my budget, I'd prefer to get a carbon frame but really I'm open to anything, I've been looking at this -
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/vitus-bikes-energie-pro-cx-bike-carbon-rival-1x11-2017/rp-prod146065
I'd appreciate any other suggestions, and any criticisms of that bike? Eventually I'd like to get into cross racing.

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Johnnyw75 in reply to @Dogs

I thought about a few bikes before I bought my Focus, one of them was a Vitus but was given advice not to buy cheap carbon, it looks ok on the outside, but due to the fab process, it might have folds etc on the inside which isn't good for strength... do you really need carbon? I'd be thinking more about groupset, hydro disks etc

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Dogs in reply to @Johnnyw75

I was also looking at the Raleigh RX Pro, which has the same groupset, and no I dont really need carbon, what I do like is the idea of 1x and hydro brakes, that's really whats influencing my decision.

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