I've seen lots of reviews and arguing about what's best, but this question is aimed for towards me.
I'm 5'11", 90kg/200lbs and a pretty novice/unfit/unadventurous cyclists who mostly deals with tracks rather than anything too technical.
I'm looking at (completely unnecessarily) upgrading my current bike (
Carerra Vulcan) which is a 27.5" after having 26" bikes in the past, and it felt huge (the frame is bigger too), to a 1x drivetrain with remote lockout for the front suspension.
I've (temporarily) narrowed it down to 2 bikes:
Rockrider ST 900 - 27.5" tyres, 120mm travel, 32-11/46 microshift - £599
Rockrider XC 100 - 29" tyres, 100mm travel, 34-11/50 SRAM Eagle - £849
Would I be likely to notice enough difference going up to the XC 100 to justify the extra £250?