Originally Posted by Tom Stormcrowe
Hoss! Can't go wring with a Hoss!
what the man said. I've got one and it's a superb bike. I've got much the same requirements as yourself, but bring about 100lb more to the saddle. My local LBS here in Switzerland are Kona stockists and we went through everything they had looking at the options - the Hoss really was the only choice. The other two are good bikes, but for sheer clydability, the Hoss wins out for me.