Yeah this is my son's bike (he is only 10) He has just started riding DH at xmas and we found it very difficult to find a bike that he could get on and ride without any trouble. A friend kindly let him ride this bike for alittle before xmas and he just had to have it. It is to big for him but that's not gonna stop him, he just keeps getting better on it.

 could someone that small ever need that much travel? if you were having difficulty finding a DH bike that would fit, i woulda said buy something with less travel. would make far more sense, no?

 no don't supose he does need that much travel lol but at the end of the day the only thing that matters to me is a bike that he feels comfortable and confident to ride DH on. If this is the bike that he feels the best on this is the bike he'll ride. It works very well for him and he's riding loads more stuff than he ever has before he got it.

 that bike looks a little bit to big for you,is it yours?

 is it lowered???