Congrats on your new bike purchase. I have no doubts that you will really like the Giant AC. I have a '01 AC1 and I feel it's one of the best all around bikes out there. I've used it for XC, dirt jumping, and full-on downhilling and it's been up to the task every time.

Sorry to hear it's going to take so long for you to receive your new bike but It'll be well worth the wait.