I own that exact bike, was recently debating selling it and after giving it a shot found that I can't get what it's worth. If taken care of the bike is pretty strong. Strength at this level comes with weight and low end componentry, but I can say I threw mine at EVERYTHING it came to and am still riding it. For a dedicated trail bike it's not worth it, I've set mine up now with slicks and it's singlespeed and it's fun, but never was the best option for off-road. Spend a bit more, get components you can rely on for a long time (mine is SS because the entire drivetrain wore out peice by peice over 2 summers of aggressive riding.)
Also I was asking $250 in singlespeed form but otherwise flawless, with mostly new components in the drivetrain and wasn't finding any market willing to pay that.
Last edited by 2slo2run; 07-29-10 at 01:03 PM.