new bike decissions

[davidm82]

Started getting quite serious about my biking early last year, so dusted off my old giant xtc se and started to get out. Have been thinking about new bike for a while now and have been giving the chance to join the cycle scheme threw work, We have a limit of £1500 to spend and was wondering what peoples opinions on what to choose are? I mainly ride old bridal paths and such with the odd trip to hamsterly thrown in, also bike needs to be hardtail.
Any help would be great.

[Roman]

Which scheme is your company using? Cyclescheme, halfords, Evans or other?

This will impact on what you can buy and from where you can source it.

[mk1fan]

Strictly speaking under the rules of the schemes you can order any bike on sale in the UK. That said there are a lot of rules that aren't followed.

As for which bike how about a FS to go with the HT? Giant or Boardman are very good value. Or just get a replacement Giant XTC?

Edited by mk1fan on Thursday 11th March 13:34

[anonymous-user]

as roman sys, depends on the restrictions you have re shops but it also depends if you want a more racey orientated xc hardtail, in which case I would go for a stumpjumper or the giant xtc or if you want something a bit beefier in which case the whyte 905 would be near the top of my list.

you should be able to get something more than adequate from trek or lapierre for around a grand too.

[davidm82]

got quite a wide choice on shops we can use, seriously tempted by another giant but keeping option open at monent, really liking the lappiere hard tails

[davidm82]

aalso would 1500 get much in a full sus these days?