Did the same recently although got lucky and somehow managed the Superfly 6 (shopped cocked up and made good by giving me a better model).
Anyway, absolutely loved it offroad, defied all the stereotypes I’d read about 29ers, in as much as it cornered so rapidly and I could pick the front up effortlessly. In fact I even had a ridiculous crash where I went to manual through a puddle and looped out off the back… 😳
I had thought that Trek were sort of at the forefront of XC racer 29er geometry although I’ve since been advised they’re actually years behind, although I think that person thought all bikes should mimic Enduro sleds or something…
Can’t comment on the Cube, but doubt you’d regret the Superfly.
footnote: I was having too much fun on some woodsy singletrack and smashed into a tree, damaging a bunch of tendons in my wrist. The Superfly has since made a very good super-commuter…
