I'm a bit enamored with my new bike. The full suspension is SO much fun! The smaller wheels are getting me in and out of corners faster too. That was the main reason I wanted to try this bike. Rocky Mountain will be delivering a hard tail 29er to me in January. As long time readers will know, I'm a huge fan of the 29er. But there were some race courses this summer that I was wishing I had the smaller wheels to get through switchbacks faster. For 2012 I'll have my quiver of bikes to choose from based on the terrain (FS for Deer Valley, HT for Sea Otter...)