9zero7 Whiteout....wow. This is an amazing bike. No B.S., I love my new bike. Yes it is light, but it rides extremely nice.
Also, Gamehaven is flipping fun! We have a loop that includes everything you could want: singletrack, open, bridge (small), fun descents, and lake riding.
I was raised in the "hood", self-taught to survive on scraps of old inner tubes and changing bike tires with my teeth. Life is a struggle for me not to be another statistic that so many become after being raised in a caucasion middle class family. I now am a husband, bike mechanic, land lord, stay at home dad, and wannabe mountain bike racer.