Best cyclocross bike under £1000 and other CX chat

Cross country is exactly what I use mine for. Of course a rigid CX bike is different from a rigid MTB due to much smaller tyres and therefore lack of cushioning.

For me its all about wether or not I need to go round corners on hard lumpy stuff. The CX bike skips madly, the 29er's fatties corner far more predictably.

Charging down a gravel trail in the drop is serious fun though.