With the right components this can be a very light bike. Monocoque is noisy - but so is Mountain Biking. Longevity seems good however the inherent properties of aluminum state that it can only flex a certain amount of times before it breaks - hopefully later rather than sooner. I bought it therefore I love it. Climbs and sprints well.
Steep geometry makes it ride like a crit bike.
I guess since it's monocoque, it does transmit quite a bit of trail noise. This bike is good for technical singletrack riding because of the geometry, standover height and lightweight. Very nice paintjob. The bike does excactly what I tell him to do when I'm cycling. There's just one thing left to tell.