I think the '10 Sputnik is a sweet bike. Initially, I was all set to pick up a '10. The lbs asked if I was interested in a '10 and at first I was set on just getting the '10 but when he gave me the deal on a '09 I couldn't pass it up. Plus, it's black and I love black. I love the look of the straight blade fork and would like to pick up a Wound Up fork in the future. I saved more than enough to upgrade the fork and a crap load of other stuff.