Few of us are lucky enough to be able to splash a grand on their first bike. So this tends to be the price range for people who’ve already spent a few years with their first mountain bike and have decided they want something a little more serious to take their riding to the next level.
While budget is still a priority, the bikes in this price bracket are a little more trail focussed. So you can expect to find suspension that’s a little more heavy duty and equipment that’s a little better at handling the rigours of off-road riding.
You now find several full-suspension machines here (rather than just the hardtails that we used to expect — mountain bikes with front-suspension only) but the industry seems to have settled in terms of wheel size, meaning the majority of bikes at this price will now use 27.5 / 650b wheels.
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Every machine here can be happily pushed into service at any trail centre, most types of XC race and any sort of general off-road exploration. Any bike you choose in this price bracket is going to help you get more out of yourself and your riding.
Calibre Bossnut
- Price: £1,000 (£1,299.99 without a Go Outdoors card, which is £5)
- Capable RockShox Sektor fork
- Excellent component spec
- Sorted straight out of the box
Just about nudging into this price point, the Bossnut is so good that it holds its own against bikes that are considerably more expensive. Its chassis isn’t outstanding in any way, but it does everything it needs to very well. The tapered head tube and hydroformed main tubes create a stiff-tracking front end with plenty of standover space.
Boardman Team FS
- Price: £999
- Impressive small-bump sensitivity
- Improved rear-end stiffness
- An outstanding sub-£1k full-susser
VooDoo Canzo
- As good at going uphill as it is going down
- Fork performance is vastly improved with a minor tweak
- Sorted frame geometry
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