crustpizza

I spent a few days demo'ing the AL 29 a while back and I can say without question that this was the most playful/fun and best climbing long travel 29er I've ridden. They didn't have carbon yet and the AL can't fit a bottle (dealbreaker for me, I know I know). I ended up getting a sentinel, which I love because nothing beats it on the descents, but I've come to appreciate having a smaller bike that climbs better and is more of an all-rounder. Now that carbon's out it just may be my next bike! For what it's worth, I found the new SJ to have a pretty similar feel. Rad and fun bike but Specialized is never worth the price point IMO.

I personally hate all the flashy/fugly colors and heavily branded components and just mtb gear as a whole. This is the best I've seen! No idea why it's a limited run, theres definitely a market for this color.