I recently bought a trek powerfly 9lt and I love it, I haven’t enjoyed riding so much in years and I’ve been riding since around 1992 seriously.
I’ve done the mega and been to the alps a squillion times,I live in South Wales so have ridden many many awesome trails but I’ve always been a bit slow uphill turns out to be a due to a genetic condition causing my liver to create sh1t loads of cholesterol.
I only found out after I had a heart attack whilst mountain biking at bpw aged 42 on the first sodding run, never smoked 6’3 15stone.
I had 3x stents fitted and I’m on medication for the rest of my life including betablockers to stop my heart over revving which is difficult winching yourself up a valleys or off piste FOD climb.
It’s not as accurate as my 2017 Five downhill or as easy to maneuver but it enables you to cover a lot of ground in a short space of time if you wish,basically don’t knock it until you try it or indeed need it.
Peace DB