Originally Posted by Panza

I picked it up for 1/3rd off the MSRP but it was still a bit more than I was originally hoping to spend.

I took her out for a good 2 hour session at the state park and I'm exhausted. I had an average HR of 187 BPM (my max is 204) for 80 minutes of biking.
I really need to dial in my skills and get better at MTBing. Perhaps pick up a dropper post for these rocky descents.
The bike handles bumps superbly compared to the CX but the downside is that I can't just pick her up and run up obstacles -- but that's probably cheating.