Advice for new bike

UK2004
UK2004 Posts: 137
edited October 2007 in MTB buying advice
Looking for a new bike, due to injuries will be for cross country riding couple of times a month, want an emphasis on lightweight quick bike not going to be doing any extreme stuff so the pure xc bikes will probably fit. Looking at bikes such as Rock Lobster and Merlin and also Giant and GT, what would you guys recommend, am I best to get a Rock Lobster with full XT groupset and straight bars, will that be a good light strong bike?