Pay no attention to naysayers who have not ridden one. The fact that they will offer their opinion about something they know nothing about tells you something. Here are some links for you...

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...5&pagenumber=1

http://forums13.consumerreview.com/c...40888@.efc22cb

http://www.dirtragmag.com/articles/a...egory=features

http://www.cyclecambridge.com/29er's.html