the ETA rocks on climbs. big hits feel like pebbles compared to my old Manitou eraser fork, my only gripe is small scree type bumps at speed are not plush. its easy to work with and adjust( even the internal rebound is not hard to adjust with a 21mm socket handy and the allen wrench Marz supplies). I have the 120mm version and have been riding it since Oct 04( over 2k off road miles) and other than big jumps Ive tried almost everything without any complaints from lack of performance. I am 200# as well. I have 10 weight oil instead of the factory 7.5 and that has made the small bumps complaint much less since I can run lower psi and still get the same performance