Russ, i don't think you could go wrong with it, it gets great reveiws
Might be worth checking the mud clearance though.
Also, you don't see them everywhere so thats a plus
Heathy - thats what I thought, they do seem to get good reviews but I never see any about which makes me wonder how suited they are to UK trails.
Kev - I like the Duster aswell, I've been running my 'inbred' for a while now and like the whole singlespeed thing so once I've got the Cove sorted I'm selling the on-one and getting a singlespeed Duster
My wife nearly killed me when I said I wanted to spend £400 on a handjob.
Kev and Heathy... thanks for replying, obviously no-one here has ridden a modern hardtail, hence the lack of advice
I decided to buy a Duster, I couldn't resist the lure of a Tange Prestige frameset, I think I was drawn to it over the Handjob because it reminded me of my old Orange Prestige.