Quick review ---- this is a horrible review but it's the best l got for now. ****keep in mind a few things --- 1. Trails are boarder line sketchy with mud. 2. my first go at my own 27.5" tire 3. this winter has sucked ass for riding --- it's been soupy out there since late Oct. 4. Been riding nothing but a Tr450 and a Marin fixie for well over a year. All other pedaling is just street shit, testing out bikes before handing them over to customers. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Too soon to say diddly about the whole 27'5" thing -- visually noticeable but with the shitty conditions, can't notice anything different (between that and a 26"). Bike feels silly light even though it's +/- 31lbs. didn't really fiddle with the suspension much but it sure feels buttery smooth -- quiet bike!!! super quiet --- zero chattery from trail related stuff, zero noise coming from the freehub (l can't stand noisy freehubs). what's with the silly 11/36 gear ratio? l really don't care for all that low gear shit --- if you're dropping that kinda gear, you might as well be walking if you ask me. ehh, to each his own. that cassette is going bye bye. l replace it with something like 11/30 or 11/28. l pulled the Drop Post it comes with simply cause the internal lever on the post broke after installing it -- *** mixed emotions about a drop post on this bike. *** didn't care for the Fizik Gobi XM saddle -- replaced it with a simple Kore (they fit me great). Cable routing is a little busy but it's tucked outta the way pretty well. the rest of the goodies that come with the bike are fine --- pretty nice build kit (IMO). Bike felt a little nose heavy when hitting some of the smaller wood ramps and drops. That might just be due to the way the bike is set up compared to what l have been riding for so long (Tr450). It was too muddy to test how well it climbed -- tires just sank into the saturated soil. With that 3 frikin' 6 tooth cassette, it should be able to climb a wall. Trails conditions were just too shitty to really give a good review. The light riding l did so far, the bike felt really smooth... ha ha ha, maybe that's cause the trail is so squishy hope to get a dry condition review soon.