Hi trail_monkey, I don't know anything about mountain/trail biking, but it looks like a damb fine piece of art in my family room at the moment. All new bikes get the family room treatment for a while in my house.
Reviews are scarce but good. It's an above entry level bike priced at $650 that I got for significantly below that. I put five miles on it last night. I'm looking forward to enjoying it and adding extended riding time to my season. I've put 4500 miles on my road bike and fixed gear since April, so I look forward to the fun I can have with this bike. For the heck of it, the first five miles involved going through the potholes I avoid, over the curbs that scare, and through my yard so my wife could see that I can go anywhere. My first impression riding it last night was "what a relief"...to know that any little hole or deformation in a road won't throw me off the bike.
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