Yeh man, it sux to be a midget.
Man that is marketing BS. If they descided to call it banana boat geometry just because they thought that would sell, they would. Check the numbers your self, and compare them to a full on DH bike and you'll see; same same.
Yup. Numbers on paper only mean so much. Go try a few of these bikes before you make a decision.
With a Totem, it has basically the same geo as a Sunday, including wheelbase. With a Lyrik or 36, it truly feels like a mini DH bike. Through and through. Really low slung, available in a very short top tube, and low and slack enough to rail. Also, being shorter and lighter- weak or a ball of muscle, something big and plush will be a detriment to you. You may feel good on your Demo9, but I find it hard to believe you wouldn't be much faster on a lower, more nimble, much lighter bike. You aren't long enough to have the leverage to fully manipulate the bike. Even at 5'10", I feel I don't have the leverage to really power the big bike like my taller, albeit much weaker, friends.
