We just bought this exact bike this past Saturday for my son as part of his college graduation present ... matt black ... we both test rode it before buying ... we both loved it! After an incredible journey of research and chatting here (thanks everyone!) and test riding, we came to the conclusion that we were going to buy the best <$700 bike we could for the way he was going to use it from the dealer with whom we felt the most comfortable for support after the sale ... in this case, the dealer ended up being the only dealer in our area that sells Specialized and the bike ended up being the Hardrock Sport Disc 29er ... great for both paved urban and off-road single track trails ... awesome bike! I want one!!!