Best cyclocross bike under £1000 and other CX chat

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.

Yes, corners can be a bit of a test. Can't get the bite/turn/lean on the narrow tyres and end up off the trail. Ended up in the run off area of a ditch only last week!
It was alright, no one noticed...