I’ve had an on-off relationship with mine for a while now. Sometimes I think it is clearly all the bike I’ll ever need and can’t understand why I ever wanted to ride anything else. Then I get frustrated with it for some reason and don’t ride it for a while. But maybe that’s just me 🙂
It feels as though it’s so close to being perfect, but I just can’t seem to get it right. I found it a bit steep (for me and where/how I ride) with 100mm forks, but the BB was a bit high with 120! It’s currently chubby and when I first set it up like that I really thought I’d cracked it (120mm fork to get the angles I want, but smaller wheels for lower BB). But that was back when it was dry and now I’m struggling to find B+ wheels that work for me in the slop.
Then there is the whole hardtail thing. I like the look and the simplicity but in practice I generally prefer riding a full-sus. But then, as I say, there are times when the Solaris seems ideal.