This bike is an effciant climber and a good desender. I took a gamble running a 100mm fork but it seems to have been a good match. I won't tell you to just go out and buy this bike because it's expensive. I justifey the purchese with the fact that riding My bike is My favorite pasttime. This bike begs to be ridden long and hard.
Moots really has the soft tail concept dialed and it shows in the ride.
I don't think the perfect welds do much for the ride but they are tell tale signs of uncompromising quality. This frame is not ment to be something for everybody, it's ment to be everything to someone. If you have a 4 plus grand buget to build a bike and like good long trail rides, this bike will not disapoint. I love this bike and would get it again if I had to. Ten flaming chilis for this Titanium Masterpiece.