Nicolaisam, meant vs the Ramin 1 at £500, not vs the Trek, dunno much about that tbh. cheezpleez, the Ramin’s a pretty ‘poppy’ bike for a 29er (esp if you space the fork out to 120mm) and if you want that in a 29er I’d look for a stiff fork, wheels, not too long a top tube / rear end, slacker etc. The most playful bikes will be the more extreme geometry bikes though, not the more readily available complete options. Depends what price you’re looking at – Pinnacle, Genesis are prob the closest around/at a grand, above that there’s more options, the honzo looks like a great deal at £1200. Sorry if that’s all stating the obvious )