Well so much for just being a lurker. Just jumped in to the fray and bought me a bike. Iron Horse Maverick SE for 449 at the local Performance. Looks like a good set of components for the price, what do you think?

FRAME: 6061 aluminum
FORK: Manitou Splice Elite 100mm
HANDLEBAR: Alloy Low Rise /31.8 clamp
STEM: TruVativ® XR 5 degree
HEADSET: Zero Stack Threadless
BB: TruVativ® Powerspline
CRANK: TruVativ® ISO Flow
RINGS: 44/32/22T
PEDAL: Alloy Platform
CHAIN: Shimano® HG-73
SEAT: WTB® Rocket V Comp
SEATPOST: Alloy Micro Adjust
F. HUB: Alloy QR/32H
R. HUB: Shimano® ALLOY QR 32H
F. DER: Shimano® Deore
R. DER: SRAM® X.7
SHIFTER: SRAM® X.7 Trigger
CASSETTE: SRAM PG-950, 9spd 11-32t
BRAKES: Hayes® MX-2 mechanical w/ 6" rotor
BRAKE LEVER: Avid® FR-5
RIM: WTB® Speed Disc 32H
SPOKE: 14G stainless black
TIRES: IRC® Mythos 2.1

Looking in to getting on some of the local trails and also commuting back and forth to work. If I really get in to this, then I will upgrade.
But would love to hear what you think of the purchase? Did I get my money's worth??