recent 120 owner here – love the bike, especially coming from something over 10 years old and pretty ‘old-skool’. Feels both bombproof and agile at the same time and I like the fact that it has nearly all the new things (boost, metric, 1x etc.) so should be relatively obsolescence proof + sensible old things like threaded BB and external cabling.
I didn’t get to test ride but got some great phone support from Ben, Dave & Dan on sizing and spec choice. In the end I went for GX spec + Yari + 150mm Reverb and the DT Swiss m502 wheels. Only spec regret was choosing the entry level DB5 brakes but I sold these and replaced them with Guide RE immediately – great brakes by the way and some good deals available from well known German retailers…
The SRAM transmission seems super crisp after riding Shimano for years and the 11 spd range is pretty good but I bought a 30T chainring to swap in for days with a lot of climbing – the X-sync steel rings are an absolute bargain so it’s worth getting one to keep in reserve. Had the Eagle option been available at the time I probably would have gone for it but it wasn’t so no big deal.
Size wise – I’m 5’10 with 33″ inside leg and went for ML and I think its spot on. Probably could have squeezed the 170 dropper in as I generally like a higher saddle position but the 150 is fine. Here ’tis: