Really appreciate your replies.
gave me a lot of food for thought.
i checked weight limits and the Hunt 4 season were well within my aple weight so I've gone with them on the basis that they have some incredible reviews from trusted bike sites whereas I struggled to find so much on the Hope 20five and the standard ones didn't get great reviews.
I took your advice on the headset and just went with standard. Not sure I'll ever feel a difference there. And I got standard tyres which I can always change easily.
Thanks so much for taking the time.