Ride report- pretty simple, this thing is WAY more capable than I am. Solid as a rock. The only thing I haven't gotten used to yet is the rear suspension is more supple than the front. I'm comparing it to my YZ426, which soaks up landings fairly evenly between the front and rear, this bike seems to be softer in the rear. And I've tweaked about as much as I can. No complaints, it's just different than what I was expecting. And I've only done some moderate jumps and real rocky rough downhills on it so far, no mondo drops off big cliffs and rocks for me yet. Maybe never

Climbing is way better than I expected, except the weight is noticable in a strangely satisfying way. Gradual climbs make me notice the weight even more but I always hated gradual climbs anyway. I really think this thing could be trimmed down to a decent XC bike. One thing about it that I love is the slack head angle. IMHO they should make XC bikes this slack. There's no feeling like you're headed over the bars when you confront a big rock on a downhill, you just give it the gas and hang on.

So... I've owned 6 mountain bikes, 3 of which were duallies. This one will probably be my favorite by far, I just need to give it a few more rides. But it's cool...