Hmm, I too was looking at the Coiler. Its a great bike but the LBS only had a 19" frame. Which was much to biek for me. So I bought a Haro Extreme X3. I wouldn't recommend the Haro for riding uphill. The Vanilla R doesn't have very good pedal efficiency. The DJ II's also bob. But its a great freeride bike with limited hills. Although if you can sit down and ride uphill both the fork and the rear shock are fine. If you really like the Coiler and its in your price range i'd say go with that. Its a great bike. I wish it was in my size. (I know the LBS could have ordered it but I needed a bike ASAP.) I was waiting for over 3 months for a bike. So go test the coiler. If you like it, buy it!