I have to agree there about the fact that Trek bashing isn't cool. I generally don't reccomend Treks when people ask about what entry level hardtail to get and the like but that's because I prefer Hardrocks to 4500s, not because I actually dislike the 4500s.
Anyway, Bruisers rock and quite frankly, Bontrager components are pretty damn nice for the amount of money you pay.