Yet another what bike...

Im hopefully getting another bike. Thoguh this time, im putting some more thought into it.
I usually ride stuff between black rated XC and red rated FR kind of stuff, so nothing huge.
Though I inttend to ride a few enduro's this year. So it needs to be comfy for long period of riding. (Im not a competitive rider in these, it's just nice to come out without injury tbh, having almost broken my ankle riding D2D a couple of years ago).
Anyway:
The list I've whittled it down to is as follows:
Charge Duster Hi ('08) (here)
Cube LTD Race ('09) (here)
Felt Compulsion 2 (yes the one with the mint sauce stickers) (here)
The issue is that it is via the Cycle to work scheme so has to be sub £1000. (though I will be upgrading if and when).
I know the felt has a more upright riding position but considering my last bike was this
and I managed most trail centres near the midlands and Wales with this comfortably, it was just too tall...
I usually ride stuff between black rated XC and red rated FR kind of stuff, so nothing huge.
Though I inttend to ride a few enduro's this year. So it needs to be comfy for long period of riding. (Im not a competitive rider in these, it's just nice to come out without injury tbh, having almost broken my ankle riding D2D a couple of years ago).
Anyway:
The list I've whittled it down to is as follows:
Charge Duster Hi ('08) (here)
Cube LTD Race ('09) (here)
Felt Compulsion 2 (yes the one with the mint sauce stickers) (here)
The issue is that it is via the Cycle to work scheme so has to be sub £1000. (though I will be upgrading if and when).
I know the felt has a more upright riding position but considering my last bike was this

and I managed most trail centres near the midlands and Wales with this comfortably, it was just too tall...
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The FS is there as sometimes I just have the urge to play and do bigger stuff. Though big stuff for me is never really bigger than 4/5fr drop, which can be done on a HT.
It's more of a case of I'd go for the FS but the HT's are there as they have a more racey, less confined cockpit than the focus does. Whcih would be better for enduros and proper XC.
Plus I dont want to be shamed with the mbuk decals. :P
But i hear what you say, and you don't want to end up witrh a bike that dosen't suit.
maybe look a t some slightly burlier hardtails, such as saracen zen.
but for XC the bikesc you've chosen are good, the cube is amzing value for £, i'd go for it.
That said if you like steel frames, you could try the charge, although the kit isn'tv amazing.
any chance you could test ride these bikes?