I've got an Orange Five for big stuff, but I'm being greedy and using my work's cycle to work scheme to get a hardtail. Rockhopper or Trek though? My LBS sells Trek, Specialized and Orange. The Orange Hardtails are a bit too pricy for the scheme, I'm looking to spnd £7-£800 RRP.

Speccy Genesis – the shop must have a madison account?

yep Genesis is there too- I didn't give the Gen' a second thought, is it worth a look?

is it worth a look?

Well me and mrs j have 4 between us. Definitely worth a look. The 2010 range is due out any day now too.

http://www.bikemagic.com/news/article/mps/uan/7214

Im in the same quandry, my local shop sells spesh and i was hoping to get a 29er but they dont seem to sell complete 29ers anymore and no-one else does them for under £1000 (apart from Kona?) and i doubt id manage a custom build considering the price of most 29er frames.