it's 8speed but still it weighs very little, i don't have any scales to be sure though

 and its so short it has to flick around so easy. My reign x with maestro pops on jumps amazingly well for a full sus. I imagine that bike feels like taking off on a hardtail. It's probably nice still having five inches in the back to soak up landings though.

 it is a well handling bike i must say, i ride a smaller frame to keep the hardtail characteristics.