I finished building the Hood up last week and have gotten to ride it on some local stuff to test it out, no serious stuff yet. Has to be one of the stiffest feeling frames I have ridden, can't feel any lateral flex in the swing arm at all. I was suprised how well it pedals, the pulley helps. Yes it is heavy, but more manuverable than I expected. Eats up anything in its path, point and destroy. In the pics it is in 26/24 mode, but I think the front end is a little too slack, so I will probably run it with dual 24s with 3.0s. The 4130 dh wrap bars were made by Chris at Thick Bikes, nicest feeling bars I have ridden, very confidence inspiring. If you want to know more, ask...