I own the 29er from 2018 in black and red and converted it to full electric using the bafang HD 1000 watt kit. This is the perfect bike for such a conversion.

I loved this bike. I mean I really LOVED this bike. First high performance bike I've ever owned & it did not let me down. Unfortunately I had it stolen from the front of the bus that I was riding on Christmas Eve of 2018 & I've never gotten over it & I'll never be able to afford something as beautiful & fun as this ever again.

After a season and a half on this thing and 1600 mostly-trail miles, I can confidently say I love this bike. Locally I'm a mid-pack expert class XC racer with an occasional podium appearance, and this bike is still more capable than me. I set it up tubeless, put a carbon seatpost and handlebar with my favorite foam grips on it, and it weighs in at 22.6lb with pedals, bottle cages, and GPS mount in size XL. Given it's the Comp model, you can't really ask for much more than the build it comes with, nor do you honestly need more as anyone less than a top-tier racer on the bleeding edge of performance. The only thing I would wish for would be slightly wider wheels; the aluminum Rovals it comes with are great no doubt and at a respectable weight, but another 3-4mm of internal width would support the super-supple Fast Traks much better I think.

Not as light as I would have expected: 23.8 lbs with pedals in size large- tubeless, rides nice, handles well, stiff but compliant, very long reach! the pink neon color is amazing in real life, it's a head-turner!

Want a solid, fun, quality Hardtail to ride.....then look no further!!