Originally Posted by
big john
I did not buy that version. I bought the cheapest version they offer.
Buying a new MTB has been weird. On the one hand, I don't want an expensive, top-of-the-line bike because I know I'm not going to ride it enough to justify the purchase. On the other hand, I don't want to go too entry level because I know enough about bike parts to know that I'm not going to ride a bike I don't like or that doesn't work well. With my gravel bike, I was fine buying one with Apex shifters and heavy wheels. I know those parts will be heavy but will work fine. But with MTBs, you have to consider geometry and suspension parts too, and that's an area I didn't want to cheap out too much.
But yeah, I'd have bought the Ibis, Evil, Revel or Yeti they mentioned if any of them were in my price range. The Ibis aluminum was in my range, but availability is some time by the end of 2022, maybe.