Man you have great bike, looks awesome with the customized decals! I received my Explosif a couple of weeks ago, it's a blast! Which fork do you run and which travel? I also thought about running 1x but as I live in the alps I'm glad to have a granny
Ive ridden in the alps with my 1x10...anyway I am running a 140mm Rev only because getting a Pike and making it smaller was both time and money confusing. I shortened the stem to 45mm from 60mm when I did the fork travel increase. Slix do the decals and I'd recommend going for some Schwalbe tyres if you wanna ride tubeless as those Maxis do the job, but they do slowly piss sealant out of the edges; which isn't fun when you get a puncture and your tyres are dry inside.