ive been riding a identeti mettel 2017 for the last 2 year and i can say that coming from riding a Kona operator 2017 it is less playful it feel like its stuck to the ground on jumps and if you a enduro race then this is a perfect bike for you but if your like me a dh racer a you need something more playful to gap, jump and shred then i recommend a Transition, Trek , Santa Cruz or a Kona i have ridden all of these bike brads i can confidently say that in my opinion a Kona operator is the most playful dh bike ever and for enduro a Kona process 163