I've bought bikes for less than that 😂
There is a bike shop somewhere near Norwich way with a Youtube channel I've seen a few times. The guy there has a neat little rack of what look like bog standard plastic syringes filled with different types of grease, seems to work well, I'll see if I...
I would very much consider a Radon, they look like strong value, well thought out bikes to me but can't see any way round the stupid Brexit import stupidness if you live in the UK.
Good on you Binners. No shame in getting that checked out, I had the whole GP Popsicle thing last year, as much fun as it sounds but I'll take it all day long over the alternative.
I had one powder coated a few years ago. That came out really well. Was cheap too, about £50 from memory. Obvs would be more now but there's no end of little places dotted about industrial estates that can do it.
If it's purposeful mountain bikes we're talking, as opposed to the kind of Halfords shaped thing thing you take the kids down the tow path for half an hour, then you're firmly in form follows function territory.
Then you're into all of the things you mention in your question, nearly. As...