thanks man, i appreciate it, i finally got the bike built up after having the frame since october. so i was syked! Idk who exactly had the other 1.5 headtube M3's but i know a black one was at Sea Otter 2007. Yea, I thought it would of felt weird with the big travel diff when i was building it, but actually it feels amazing, the 08 totem coil is so plush! and the new Rockshox Vivid feels amazing, but considering since on the M3 your supposed to have 3.5 inches of sag in the rear, and like 1 to 1.5 on the front, it really makes it feel balanced and plus the bike weights 40.5 pounds so its super easy to maneuver.