i actually feels like you can do anything, climbs great, better than the scalpel 29er (great traction and responsive rear) and the 24-38 crankset its just right for trail riding on this bike, even the elixir 1 feels great, but i recommend you upgrade to elixirs 5 or 7... and on the way down this bike can jump lije a goat hahaha maybe not big stuff, but small-medium jumps.
feels super playful, the only bad thing its weight 13.5 w/ 5050 3 pedals and hilo seat post 125, BUT doesn't feel heavy... whatever isnt the bike for me, now im doing more XC stuff so i sell it and order the Jet 9 Carbon, plan to build it w/ 120 fork, dropper post etc.