OK so working from the "That bad girl is pretty sweet!" comment, and that im no sure the components are good, well.. i bought the bike on friday, due to the fact that i managed to bargain with him and got him to chuck in some nice freebies...

Took her for a quick spin, only 20 minutes, because i had a day of via ferrata in the mountains the very next morning.. all i can say, as a purely mountain bike user.. is wow.. she is fast, i wish i had got into this a few years back....

My girl has her heart set on this specialised bike now, it also seems the job, but different shops have said it can take different weights loaded onto it etc, and supposedly, to get it in her size is pretty difficult.... so we will have to order it into the shop..

Has anyone used this bike, or got any opinions on it to put our minds at ease, being our first bikes and all that..

PS, ill send some pictures in when ive got some panniers for it.. still researching whats good in that area...