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As others have said, short travel trail bikes are so capable and easy to ride now. If the budget stretches, Cotic Flaremax is lovely - I want to trade my Solarismax (hardtail) in for one.
Slightly less cash - the Bird Aether9 looks nice, as does the Saracen Ariel 30. A mate has just grabbed a barely used second hand one for hooning around in the N Downs. Looks like they have a small amount of new stock knocking about if you need a size large.
Sound advice, but I have access to a new cycle to work scheme without a £££ limit, and have a few reasons to celebrate after a shitty year and a half so I’m staring down the barrel of the moneygun with my finger on the trigger.
I have a hardtail (albeit an obsolete creaking 26er) so I want to scratch that full bounce itch.