Buying next week-need informed opinions

taffyracer
taffyracer Posts: 52
edited June 2007 in MTB buying advice
I've sorted out a ride to work scheme and i'm going to be the 1st exponent, my LBS has quite a large range I need some advice. I want a bike to be light, the frame quality is most important to me as I plan to upgrade the bits as I go on anyway so can live with cheaper bits for a while. I want to do XC and have 1k to spend, here are my options, i've ridden most but don't have the experience to really tell the difference, they all feel odd! Here are my options

Specialized FSR xc
Specialized FSR xc comp
Giant XTC1 (also seen a 2007.5- is this is a model refresh?)
Specialized Rockhopper pro disc
Trek fuel ex5
Trek 6700 disc
Scott reflex fx35
Scott scale 40
Felt RXC elite

I like the Giant but just unsure if i need rear suspension, used to have an Enduro pro and that was huge overkill, so please advise away



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