Dan; I’m sticking with little wheels for now. But you’re right, that 29er was handling everything chucked at it but you could put Ed on a BSO and he’d still fly on it. The Rune isn’t much more burly than my SX and I still managed to drag that round Hebden ok, including the climbs.
Monkey; couldn’t get a demo of a Spitfire and given that his is the most I’ve ever spent on a frame I wanted to ride it first. The availability of the Rune’s is pretty bad now until the 2014 ones land in September so I though I’d buy the bike that I’ve ridden and liked rather than taking a punt. That Rune flew too despite the forks and shock not being to my liking…can’t wait to get it built up with the stuff that I like. Downside is that I’ll have to a few more uplift days now….damn!
Nowthen; I’m starting to think the same. I’m quite happy on chunkier bikes.