I took it out yesterday for its first ride.. this bike is so much fun.. at least 10 times as fun as my last bike.

I don't think my climbing has suffered at all on this bike compared to the hardtail, but on the downhills and flats this bike is much faster and easier to control.

I've gotten pretty good at picking lines over the last almost 20 years of mountain biking.. but yesterday, I found myself actually picking crappy lines on purpose... what a blast.

I didn't get any action shots, but here it is again in its natural habitat, minus the fork stickers..