Thanks for the reply Padraig, upon further research I ve realized this bike was/is made in two models. The early model that you said you had, and then the XMart version. The one I m looking at happens to be the non xmart version. I ve now test rode it and its a solid bike. I would say my one concern is that as discribed above the rear shock is less then active. That isnt always a bad thing but I m a fly weight (130 lbs) so I tend to need a bit more sensitive rear shock in order get a little more shock absorbing ride. I ve looked around this is a hard bike to beat for what I got my LBS down too. Thanks for all the info from everyone.
Deastin