Canyon Nerve AL+ 6.0

[tjdixon911]

Just recently sold my Cove Hustler (Frame), now there is a space in my shed that needs filling, my plan was to buy another frame, but having looked around everything I like is quite expensive (I'm tight) so thought I'd look at Canyon and found the Nerve 6.0, its the bottom of the range AL+ bike but appears to have good (upto date) equipment/spec. My thoughts are now heading towards a complete bike and have a sale of the remaining parts which would get me close to the asking price of this (Taking into account the frame Sale too)

http://www.canyon.com/_en/mountainbikes/bike.html?...

I've had a search for similar priced bikes (£1500) but not many match this...

Size wise my Hustler was a 19.5" so I would guess I need a 20" in the Canyon.

Would I regret buying one of these not having seen one in the flesh?

[Gren]

It's a new bike so I'm not sure if anyone has one yet - geometry and rear travel change from last year's Nerve AM range. That said, there's not much that can beat a Canyon for value and they've won enough awards for them not to be just crap frames with lots of added bling.

Enough for me to buy an Nerve XC 9 earlier this year. Awesome bike.

[duff]

I bought a Nerve AM 9.0 6 months ago, it's a great bike! My only regret is not waiting for this years range as I may have gone for the improved AM+ or even the 29er. The spec on Canyons really is amazing for the price and they look good in the flesh so I don't think you'll disappointed when you unbox it.

I'm 6'4 and went for an XL and shorter stem which is good for me but it's a big bike, any shorter and I'd go for the L. Use your old bike for geometry comparison, don't use the Canyon size calculator.