It’s a pretty good bike. It was almost the perfect bike for me.
My main issue was despite the “we’ve made it much bigger” chatter, it’s gone from being tiny, to about normal, but still short compared to the more adventurous brands. I had a large, when it first came out, and at just over 6ft, it wasn’t big enough.
The suspension was a real pain in the arse to set up, mostly due to the funky leverage ratio. I never tried it, but I expect it would be awesome with a good coil shock. I was never able to get it feeling how I would expect it to.
Lastly , the lower VPP link is an absolute haven for collecting mud.
I should have bought an XL, and had a coil on it. But then it becomes even more of a one trick pony…
My wife benefitted from my mistake though, and she thinks it’s great!