Rode a demo Expert round The Beast at CyB on Saturday.
Maybe due to frame sizing/geometry but was much much better for me than a Trek EX8 or my current 100mm travel Kona.
Brain does work exactly as advertised but as I'm used to Propedal etc am not going for the extra £300. Also ANO part to go wrong.
Handlebars wide enough and the whole bike very lively yet foregiving. Easy to point in the right direction and able to cruise down the wrong line when I made a mistake.
No problems climbing. Eased up all those on the Beast, just set forks to shortest travel.
Winding out the forks for the downhills really seemed to set the bike up very nicely.
So if you have the money am sure you'll not be disappointed.
Cheers
Paul
PS The above opinions are purely subjective and biased to justify my purchase 😉