Hi there 10wheels........I ride a trek 1.5 road bike and a specialized rockhopper comp which is a few year old but going to upgrade in next month or two now and puchase a Canyon Nerve XC MTB for about 1500 euro, fabulous deal for the money,and for the components on the bike. You probably heard of canyon and that they sell direct to the buyer, cutting out the middle man, same bike in the shops here would peak bit over two grand.......www.canyon.com is the address. Their based in Gemany.