First MTB hardtail

Living next to Epping, I am looking to get my first mtb/hardtail to take advantage of the mud. Budget is 1,500k max. What would be my best choice?

Lots of reviews online but no real winners.

Get that marin thats for sale on forum

Go to Heales cycles they will sort you out.

Then come to these rides :-)

https://www.lfgss.com/events/4957/

No need to spend anything like that much.
Don’t ever buy a used MTB complete. Everything will be worn.
Pinnacle Iroko range is all excellent. Get one and ride a lot.

Do they sell the Calibre Bossnut then ;-)

Funny enough I was looking at the marin mtb. Seem to be decent value for money. But don’t think I want to go second hand route to be honest.

@Howard heales cycles is just around the corner from me, I should have thought of them before.

Last time I checked they weren’t a Go Outdoors outlet but I guess you could get a Hope HB130...

Hope HB130

Perfect Epping bike

What are you looking to achieve on this new bike?

Fast off road miles, with little to no airborne action?
XC 29er

Getting miles in but with a fair amount of larking about and with wheels sometimes leaving the ground?

27.5 hardtail with 130-140mm travel

I was looking at that one too, saw that it’s a good value for money

Most likely the second I think, this what i used to like my mtb for 20years ago!

I was mostly joking with Howard, as 'Calibre Bossnut' tends to be his default answer. Your choice of a hardtail will probably be better for the Epping winter bogs, unless you're keen on maintenance

There's a lot of good stuff about now, so unless you know exactly what you're after, Heales will be a good place to start :-)

Get that marin thats for sale on forum

Is actually quite nice, that

https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/332306/

This thread seems appropriate for some late-2020 themed questions.
Can anyone share knowledge on availability of new hardtails this Autumn? For my part, interested if/when a large framed Iroko, Roscoe-7 type might appear. I'd wondered about a Sonder Frontier: they expect more stock mid-October. Or has anyone actually seen a decent mtb languishing unloved in the corner of their LBS? Any sightings appreciated.