As per the title, looking for a nice hardtail for 120mm travel with sharp handling for singeltrack fun, DH a bonus.

853 would be a bonus, don't care if it's frame only, complete bike, boutique or not, just want to make sure I've looked at all the options.

So far covered these:

Cotic
Curtis
Genesis
Dialled Bikes
DMR

I suppose there's Sanderson too

Any other options for me to consider?

Ta

This is all you will need. Just a pity they are a bit expensive.

Does 4 hr 20 mile, lakeland(Grizedale)riding no problems.

is 26lbs as built in the picture, very good on the DH bits

The bolt through fork is a must IMO.

Never ceases to amaze me how good this frame is.