I’ve ridden a few of the different Geometron (and other super long) bikes & never really got on with them to be fair – so it’s personal thing.
I don’t like short bikes, I just don’t also like mega long & slack stuff. They force you to ride in a way that in order to make the bike work properly you have to be super aggressive over the front of the bike, otherwise they just feel weird & it introduces some odd handling traits. It also felt like a big lump compared to the Fuel (which is a light build to be fair).
The Fuel, is I guess at the bigger end of whats normal these days, reasonably slack and very low. I live in the South of England so found more, just a handful on the type of trails I ride 95% of the time. It’s probably about perfect for my needs – going further just seemed to be harder work (I appreciate the G13 is a step or two more!).
As I mentioned before, I still race a bit of DH and Enduro on it, it spent a week in Finale earlier this month. These are the areas I felt it would be more of a compromise, but in reality I don’t seem to go any slower than my old 160mm bike. Now, it just doesn’t feel as lifeless to ride everywhere else.