Okay, no Marin! lol. So the general consensus is to get the Ultra over the CX 1. That makes sense. It seems as a first year model they went all out and are now pulling back a little if I am reading this right. I just came from a dealer wanting to sell a Cannondale Trail SL 29er 2 as a better bike for me. (For what it is worth, He had no CX bikes in stock). I'm not making much progress here. I'm flipflopping like a woman...lol