My trek ex8 2008 picked up s/h, is good which is a 15″ has been brilliant for a first full sus.
But the Yeti blows it away. Its lively, solid feel, bit on the large side for the small. I tried a medium in the carbon but was too big for little me. I’m 5’5″ by the way.
The full carbon version is awesome, but I couldnt justify the extra pennies. Just to have it for weekends and holidays.
Dont think I’ll be buying another bike in the forseeable future.