Bird – bought and deposit down.

Goodman!

Personally think knolly bikes look godaweful and are up for seriously more abuse than they first appear due to their dh heritage iirc.

Well, they are as well made as anything on the market and Noel Buckley is a hugely talented engineer, certainly one of the very best in the bike industry. Get up close to those bikes and they are beautiful as well as tough as old boots.
That aeris is good value though, how much does is weigh and what shock does it come with? Be interesting to see how they hold up.

wrecker – see my other thread on the Aeris:
http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/bird-aeris-demo

There’s a whole host of spec options.

Edit: And, yes I really loved the look of the Knolly. Details are a lot more refined than they look from a distance. Although I have to say, I like their uncompromising appearance personally.