I feel like I have spent enough time with this bike so effectively summarize my relationship with it as a whole, and explain more in depth what it is like to ride this machine.

This bike is classified as a machine for "casual racers." I don't see what would set this bike apart from a true hardtail race machine, other than the rider. One review called this bike "a runaway freight train on singletrack, - an effective way to describe this bikes traits indeed. It rolls very quickly over most terrain, with very little acceleration or brake usage required to move at a quick pace, in a straight line or around turns. While side to side cornering is obviously optimized for performance, it's difficult not to not this frames stability. I have to actively remind myself to be more careful with what sort of terrain I try to tackle when switching back to my rigid gravel bike . The frame is absurdly stiff with almost zero compliance . Even vibrations and resonance aren't catered to much with this frame. Clearly the engineers did not have comfort in mind for this bike. But the riding position doesn't detract much from relative long distance riding.

It's designed for a pretty aggressive riding position, with a steep handlebar drop and a stretched out feel over the handlebars to really make the most of the short chainstays and long top tube. The 29" wheels do a brilliant job at mai