Me
I run a medium, I’m 5’8″.
It’s awesome.
To expand on this:
I have the 20, so I’ve got a bit of squash on the front.
I run as short a stem as possible without shelling out $$$ for P Dent. Well, that was my brief to the bike shop. It’s very short. I bought it at the same time as the bike.
Still running whatever non remote dropper post it came with, so it’s probably a layback. Can’t remind myself at the minute as I’m in the office.
I’m not that sensitive to bike set up. I tend to get comfortable on most things after a short while. But I will say this about the Tarn.
It does initially feel cumbersome. However, once you get the hang of manhandling it around it feels really planted and you can push it quite hard before it starts coming unstuck.
Commitment is key, I think. If you know what you’re going to do with a particular bit of terrain and then just do it, it serves you well. If you’re a bit on the nervous or indecisive side, it can work against you a bit.
I use mine for all sorts, from manicured rollercoaster nonsense to proper natural trails, fast and flowing, slow and technical. It does it all. But on those occasions where I hit a bit of unfamiliar trail and I’m not committed enough, I tend to find it’s not very forgiving to late changes of plan. It’s too long, you’re too far forward and the wheels are too heavy for it to be nimble enough for that.
If you decide what you’re going to do, then do it, the Tarn will cope.