looks good for the cash

http://www.cyclesurgery.com/1030742/Marin-White-Line-Pro-10.html

another one to add to the list out of the whyte 905 and 19 steel I just can't make up my mind !

Ride a Whyte first. My fave hardtail and one that trounces everything else in the shop.

wish your bike shop was local mate, struggling to get a test ride on a whyte

an excuse to pop up to Scotland?! I'll show you some great trails!

Sorry, but that Marin seems expensive to me. £100 more than a very similarly specced Genesis, put it that way. 😐

EDIT
I mean the cheaper of the two bikes

fox forks, xtr mechanical , xt crank , mavic wheels , xt shifters, Hayes carbon discs , seems like good value to me. but I'm still swaying towards the whyte bikes. cheers flying fox but getting away at the moment with an 11 week old baby its near imposible at the mo I'm struggling to get enough time riding local trails as it is ! ha . hence a hardtail purchase is in order so I can ride to work and fit some trails in on the way home..:-)