Ive got one, very happy with it ride wise. Stiffness is much better than the Yeti ASR i had previously, id go as far to say its as stiff as… well.. a normal bike. What i did find was i now notice the flex in the wheels a lot more, i noticed it a bit on my old Singular but that had more ‘give’. The suspension action is very good, the curve gives a nice solid feel but seems to soak up small bumps nicely, bigger stuff is handled well but i notice its not as good as the Yeti, prob due to the 20mm less travel and the sus curve ramping quite a lot near the end. The rockshox shock is a bit naff tho, hard to feel what the back end is upto, going to get a fox i think.
The one issue i do have is with the new bb standard. The SRAM press-fit bb30 is rubbish, ive nearly finished the 2nd one off in 6-months! Also, and this i my main issue, if you fit a standard 9speed tripple there isnt enough room between the chainstay and the 44t ring for the chain to clear if you get chainsuck, and unlike and on-one i dont think it can be solved with a hammer. So your stuck with running the new Sram/Shimano 10speed doubles, losing the 22t, which kinda sucks.
