MTB Bike advice - help me choose

[Sylv]

Marco I'm not much help with modern mtbs - I'm expecting a 15 year old one!

[sid_day]

I think that is a good choice given the options available.
Big brand, many dealers, easy to get spares.
Forks cost roughly £500 new.
Fox shock.

Many boxes ticked.

Take both sizes for a good test ride.
The top tube on the 19.5" is very long: 24.7"

[Elliot M]

loks like a manitou rear shock

lockout front and rear to make it into a fully rigid for road drags

http://www2.trekbikes.com/bikes/bike.ph ... 44600&f=11

excellent spec for 1000 let alone 600

[stu23]

lovely bit of kit for the money, one thing i'd would be wary of is the manipoo shock that someone said it had. if its manitous old stock its likely to be completely w**k just like the majority of their forks, but hey for 600 quid cant really go wrong

[Wal]

So, when can we expect to see you out on this new steed, Marco?