Decisions...

I still can't decide what bike to buy. Booked a test ride for the Whyte 19 in Bristol on 6 Nov so looking forward to that. Will also try out the Whyte 19 Steel and 905 while I'm there. Still fancying the Lapierre Zesty 314 though. I even made a spreadsheet:

Bike	Trek Fuel EX8	Spec. Stumpjumper Comp	Lapierre Zesty 314	Whyte 905	Whyte 19 A
Specs
Price	£2,300	£2,000	£2,300 TBC (2010 £1850)	£1,600	£1,995
Weight	12.6	12.26	12.9	11.3	10.9
Travel	120mm	140mm	140mm	120mm	120mm
Head angle	69	68.5	68	67.5	67.7-68.2
BB Height	338	335	TBC	322.7	322.7
Wheelbase	1141	1147	TBC	1127.6	1111.1-1128.3
Fork	Fox 32 FRL 120	RockShox Revelation Dual Air 140	Fox 32r 140 Open Bath	RockShox Reba Race 120 Maxle QR15	Fox 120 RL QR15
Shock	Fox Float Rp2	Fox Triad II	Fox Float R	NA	NA
Headset	FSA no 57E	Integrated	Integrated	FSA Orbit ZS	FSA Orbit ZS
B-Bracket	Shimano Press fit	SRAM GXP	Shimano SMBB7141A	SRAM Press-fit 30	SRAM Press-fit 30
Rims	Bontrager	DT Swiss X420SL	Fulcrum Red Metal	Mavic XM317	Stan's Notubes BST
Hubs	Bontrager	Specialized HiLo	Fulcrum Red Metal	Hope Pro II/Alloy 20mm	Sunringle Black Flag Pro
crank	Deore xt triple	SRAM s-1250	SLX	SRAM x9 10speed double	SRAM x9 10speed double
F-mech	SLX 10	SRAM X7	SLX	SRAM x7	SRAM x9 10speed
R-mech	Deore XT	SRAM X9	XT	SRAM x9	SRAM x0
shifters	SLX 10	SRAM X7	SLX	SRAM x7	SRAM x9
Cassette	Shimano HG8110 - 10	Shimano HG81 10	Shimano HG81 10	SRAM PG-1050 10	SRAM PG-1070 10
Brakes	Avid Elixir 5	Avid Elixir R SL	Formula RX	Avid Elixir 5	Hope X2
Saddle	Bontrager evoke 2 CrMo	Specialized BG Henge CrMo	Fizik Gobi	Fizik Gobi	Fizik Gobi
Seat post	Bontrager	Specialized	Lapierre	Whyte	Thomson
bars	Bontrager	Specialized XC	Lapierre	SRAM Stylo	Easton EA70
stem	Bontrager	Specialized XC	Lapierre	SRAM Stylo Race	Thomson

.....which as it turns out doesn't reproduce well but you get the idea!