i did it the other way round sold my Beautiful Downhill bike and funded both a stonking RiF and a pretty good nick Mtb
Nothing yet. My dad just bought a £1000 boardman hard tail. I just fancy matching him, and even on the trail I go to, I can see the benefit of rear suspension.
a 2nd hand £50 bike off ebay and a bit of work will save you money and can be quite rewarding. http://s978.photobucket.com/user/Russcoles11/media/Snapbucket/IMAG0070.jpg.html?sort=3&o=60 This bike cost me £50 of ebay. I rode it from John O Groats to Bristol.
No...just no if hes going to get a bike he needs to do it right Here try www.pinkbike.com massive selection of us3d bikes buying new is for a warranty that will doubtfully get used unless your hucking it into trees