Before I pull the trigger on this bike.......

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https://www.canyon.com/en-gb/mtb/grand-canyon/gran...

Is there anything else I should consider?

Want to get back into the MTB and am looking for a hardtail for the locals trails/woods. Don't want carbon or full-sus.

This bike is top of my price range but still looks good value, I would be more comfortable spending around £1500 to be honest but budget creep etc. My road bike is a Canyon which has been faultless - when it turned up! This model looks to be in stock also which is a bonus.

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Sa Calobra said:

£1900 for that? Where are you thinking of riding? I can think of way better bikes including almost new secondhand ones.

XC trails on my doorstep in Gloucestershire. Some singletrack in my local woods and as a bike to ride alongside my son on the common.

Can you give examples of better bikes? Don't want to buy used.

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I bought my CX bike second hand from eBay. It's been an amazing bike with 000's kms clocked up but just want to buy new this time.

The Canyon is great value but I do see your point in that it's great kit built around an average frame.

I still have a Trek hardtail which is perfectly servicable but I'm keen to see and experience the new tech.

Carbon is out as I may want to attach our Hamax child carrier on occasion and also a trailer for holidays.

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Bike arrived today 3 days ahead of the estimated despatch date. Hopefully take it out tonight. One question - the forks are Fox Float34 - are the supposed to lock out 100%? when dialled to firm there is still some slight flex

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Thanks for the replies. After looking into it the PSI was very low and after watching some youtube videos I have set the forks up to suit my weight/riding etc. I had assumed they would come pre-loaded to an average setting but it seems they were very low/empty. Maybe they come like this, maybe it's a Canyon thing because of the shipping from Germany.

Initial thoughts:

Dropper post is a revelation.
Handlebars seems too wide, maybe thats the new normal?
Brakes are awesome.
Eagle is OK.
MTB is a grind after so long on the road bike!
Lots of fun.