I got a polygon siskyu d7 for 1$699 6 months ago.
https://www.bikesonline.com/2021-pol...xoCuUwQAvD_BwE
They have less and more expensive versions depending on the components. It's online, so I had to self assemble it myself. The dropper seat was kind of squirrely but I got it to finally work. I had a Gary Fisher Sugar 2+ for 15 years prior to that. which I loved. But with the bigger sized wheel(I got 27.5, not 29) and the new gears, I'm pr'ing all the old trails that I used to do both up and down hill.