That was similar to my budget when i started looking... The Bizango i think is the best for the money around that price, Vitus Nucleus looks like a nice alternative and Boardman's tend to come well spec'd. I went for a Pinnacle Iroko in the end and paid about £600. That was with a mate's discount but would of been similar to cysclescheme if i'd used vouchers. If you can use vouchers then it opens up the market for Marley/Sentier/Iroko etc. All my MTB mates warned me cheaper bikes are a false economy and i'm glad i listened, with a 1K bike you'll be done with a dropper and tubeless. Hardtails are great, i chuffing love mine.
That was similar to my budget when i started looking... The Bizango i think is the best for the money around that price, Vitus Nucleus looks like a nice alternative and Boardman's tend to come well spec'd. I went for a Pinnacle Iroko in the end and paid about £600. That was with a mate's discount but would of been similar to cysclescheme if i'd used vouchers. If you can use vouchers then it opens up the market for Marley/Sentier/Iroko etc. All my MTB mates warned me cheaper bikes are a false economy and i'm glad i listened, with a 1K bike you'll be done with a dropper and tubeless. Hardtails are great, i chuffing love mine.