I have been drooling over these models for a long time and when I went to take my rich boss to buy a bike, he of course picked my dream bike.

I likes it so far, but he is out of shape and not so hot at riding. This morning we went out and he got a flat at the TOP of the 3 mile uphill and had no extra tubes. Really felt bad for him, so I bombed home and went to the road with his van to save his walking, he was sweating like a 20 dollar vegas.... ok well I won't go there.

But as far as the bike is concerned, it is great from what I could tell. I rode it through some little dirt sections and it felt great, I am not used to rear suspension as I am a hard tail kind of person, but I liked the bike. A little big for me, but the parts were all great, and the bike itself would make Santa Cruz owners take a jealous peak....


Matt