Ah, so Revolution is Edinburgh Bicycle? I didn't know that, I've not seen one of their own-brands for ages, just thought they'd stopped doing it. I had a contour 100 when i was at school
I think it was made of lead. My brother has a revolution courier, nice bike but not for me. But, they do have a couple of other sale bikes in the price range, that's got to be worth looking at, cheers!
I'll keep an eye out for those rockhoppers, I always wanted a specialised back in the day. Good hint.