A mate of mine had an ASR SL a couple of years back, He loved it, found it made a really good XC race bike and a very capable trail machine, but had to acknowledge he was getting more and more “Enthusiastic” in his riding and the frame was not going to last much longer if he kept it up, he eventually flogged it and got a Reign X (as an indication of how mean he was being to it)…
I think it is a “Save for Best” type bike really, the flexy carbon stays work well enough, but just remember it is an XC bike, if “Rad^Sick” is becoming your thing than maybe a 4X would suit better…