sold my baby (see sig) and ordered a 2011 specialized camber elite FSR 26" yesterday. this will be my first full suspension bike, and i'm really looking forward to it. i went back to 26" wheels, because i can't imagine how the handling of a fs29er could be better than a 26". i wanted this bike to be agile and fast, and the 29er just seemed like it wouldn't be what i wanted.
i'm about 6' tall, and decided to go with the medium. it has a fairly long tt (59cm) and the jump from medium to large was significant (3.5cm longer in the large). it also seems like these bikes have pretty long wheelbases, and i didn't want to sacrifice handling and agility for a more confident descending bike...not too many technical/steep descents where i live. test rode a medium comp with a 100mm 5* rise truvativ stylo stem, and it fit like a glove. handled great- was swift and very flickable.
the elite i ordered only comes in 1 color combo- white/black/red. it has a 120mm rockshox recon gold tk (alum stanchions/solo air/lockout), xt/slx bits, elixr 3's and dt swiss rims...all in all not a bad package.
i'll keep you guys posted when i get it in, build it up and take it on it's maiden voyage.
so stoked!!!