Hi! Newbie from finland here. Haibike or focus?

[Sammy]

Looking for my first emtb and i have narrowed my list in two.
So two bikes are haibike xduro allmtn 3.5 2020 and focus jam2 6.9 nine 2021.
Focus have 10nm More torg and fox suspension and it seems quite ready bike. Then again haibike has 27.5 rear tire and for some reason i feel thats better for me? And it looks better for my eye. They both have same price tag.
Focus has option for 27.5 rear tire, but how expensive it is?
So l would be glad to hear more experienced riders about these bikes.
Cube was on my list too, but im 190cm and it has too small reach for me.

 

[steve_sordy]

When I was buying my Focus, the 27.5 versions were the same price as the 29ers. After 20 months of ownership I am still enthusiastic about the bike and if it was written off in an accident, currently I would buy the same bike again. Despite never having owned a 29er, I chose the 29er over the 27.5 simply because I had never had a 29er before. The 27.5 test ride was very good and for me, the 29er is also very good.

When I test rode a Haibike, I just did not like the look of it and during the test ride I didn't get that "at home" feeling I was looking for. But that was early on in my conversion from mtb to emtb, so maybe I am being unfair about the ride. But I still don't like the look of them.