Thanks for the info. I rode a xtc se1 today(couldn't find a se2). It's a nice bike but the front end seems to shudder under braking. I tried several bikes and they all did it. Does anyone out there have one and does the problem go away after time? Seems like a bike of that caliber shouldn't do that. The salesman was going to call the factory and see if this is a problem with the fork and wheel combination??!!!