By Alex Evans

Published: Saturday, 07 May 2022 at 12:00 am


There’s a staggering array of great mountain bikes available under £2,000. Luckily, BikeRadar has done the heavy lifting for you and put together the very best mountain bikes under £2,000 (that’s around $2,500) in 2022.

Between £1,000 and £2,000 is the point that full-suspension mountain bikes begin to make more sense, with decent builds that have few compromises.

If you’re looking to buy a hardtail in this price range, you’ll also have a hard time buying a bad one. This price bracket is a popular one for enthusiast cyclists, which has made for an incredibly competitive market, forcing brands to spec bikes with increasingly high-quality builds, including more expensive mountain bike groupsets.

If you’re looking for something a bit cheaper, be sure to check out our guides to the best mountain bikes under £1,000, £750 and £500.

If you’re feeling a little more flush, our guides to the best mountain bikes under £3,000 and the best trail bike should do the trick.

Lastly, for a more overall guide, check out our guide on how to choose the right mountain bike for you.

The best mountain bikes under £2,000 / $2,500, as rated by our expert testers

Calibre Triple B

5.0 out of 5 star rating
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The Calibre Triple B has a top-spec list for its price.
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  • £1,499 as tested
  • Amazing value for money
  • Cracking performance, even when pitted against bikes worth double
  • Grippy tyres are good on descents but a bit of a drag on long climbs

Calibre’s Triple B is the better-specced sibling of the Bossnut (see below), kitted out with SRAM’s Guide RE brakes, NX Eagle 12-speed drivetrain and a RockShox Sektor RL fork and Monarch RS rear shock.

This top-tier spec – for the cash – is backed up by modern trail bike geometry that boasts a 65.5-degree head angle, 74-degree seat-tube angle and a lengthy 460mm reach on the size large, which combines to provide a superb ride.

Our testers loved how the Triple B tackled fast and flowy terrain and supported them through turns and compressions without wincing over trickier ground.

It is a bit on the hefty side, so if you’re really worried about headline weight figures you might want to consider another bike – although we challenge you to find one that performs as well as the Triple B at this price.