I wrote a review but have some more time on it. This bike overall is one of the best feelign fr bikes around. Based on a similar geometry to the kona stinky's it just works well as everything. Even with the really slack HA the SA is still upright, so you don't 'feel' over the back wheel as much. This really improves pedalling I found. The adjustable bb kicks ASS. I love being able to change that. Weight was light. I was impressed, with the full bontrager setup this thing couldn't have weighed much more than 35pounds. I tried this on a short techy up and down trail. It climbed like a goat and felt much better than my FSR bighit. Could have been the weight or the 26" wheel but something felt right. I have never really enjoyed my bighit for climbing.

For descending it was slack enough to allow for steep descents and a really fast responsive ride. It was a rock garden so it put it to some tests. I could really whip through my lines.

The weakness was the fork. I don't like manitou SPV for downhill. So it climbs well but feels like a sloppy old fork for dh.

I intend to buy one used if I can find it. They are pricey but it sure felt worth it. The build quality of the frame was up there with the demo's, intense and other boutique priced frames. Very nice.