yea the guy at the bike store i got my bike from(not a nrs or trance) was saying it is pretty good. and then the tech guy is the back was working on a trance 2, and he told me it was also a good bike. i didnt like the frame design and it seemed like the bike i got (kikapu) was a better deal. also it looked like the position of the rear shock would collect alot of dirt, and also be hard to clean.