£1500 at the very most

[dr snuggles]

started checking a few out yesterday and really liked the specialized camber expert down to £1599.99 (which sort of makes a mockery of the title of my thread). I have to admit I looked at the Giant Trance X4 on the net but haven't had a chance to have a close up look at it, maybe Thursday.
New question- Specialized Camber Expert, worth the extra bit of money?
The Canyons are mail order only right? I haven't really come across them to be honest.
Thanks for all the replies and the help, much appreciated.

 

[Alberto]

Although I do not own a Canyon mtb yet, I've owned one of their roadies for almost 5 years...and no complaints. Their service (I've only needed it once, crash replacement) is not speedy, but reasonably good if you deal with Canyon Germany directly. I cannot speak for the UK dealer, but the Spanish one was pretty crap.

They're definetely good value for money...if you're happy to buy online without a test ride first...Also, Canyon tend to go on bike shows around Europe so may want to keep an eye on that and see if you can try one of them?