Very light, extremely responsive. As others have mentioned, it is a bit rough on potholes and cracks in the road. Also, the Specialized seat stinks. Get a better one 1st thing. Components are great.
Some chain rub in lowest gear, but there's a lot of travel.
Black spokes on the wheels are nice. I've read comments about spokes snapping, but I've had no problems. Had to switch it out for comfort sake. My bike arrived new with several paint chips, scratches. Have no way of knowing whether this was from the plant or when the dorks at the bike shop were unloading it.