Recently sold mine (steel inbred 29er, 18″ in Purple), which is about to be winging its way to its new owner. Main reason I’ve sold it is that my GF has now started riding, and the 29er is the one bike I’ve got she can’t fit on. I’ve got too many bikes, made sense more than anything to keep all the 26″ wheeled ones.
Anyway, about the bike… Frame is V heavy (5lb 14oz) if that’s off putting, but that’s about the only negative. The geometry is spot on, handles much sharper than you imagine a 29er should. In fact it was a bit too sharp with the Reba’s at 80mm so I upped them to 100mm which sorted it out and made it more stable.
Genuinely would have another one again, though probably a ti 29er, or perhaps a geared Scandal if I was to entertain the idea of racing XC at all…