Originally Posted by xB_Nutt
Thanks. The monkey is more like a gorilla weighing in at a chunky 30 lbs. But I can ride it most everywhere and it doesn't beat the crap out of me like the Cannondale. Still getting used to the whole 29er thing, but I would reccomend it to anyone who is 6'+ tall.
I wouldn't be too worried about 30 pounds since the frame is pretty much indestructable. I have found that to get the 29er light, you need to spend some serious coin on the wheelset / tire combo
ej - If you are talking about the monkey the frameset retails for 425