Thoughts on Remedy 9.7 27.5 ? Anyone riding one?

My trail bike progression over the last 3 bikes is as follows.

2008 Trek Fuel 17.5" 26" wheels with 150mm revelation up front and 50mm stem. Decent, descended well locally, but was out of its element when I traveled (for my liking) seemed to pedal well. it did what it was supposed to do.

2013 Stumpjumper FSR 26" wheels with 60mm stem and 150mm fox float 32 up front. I really liked this bike, but was offered enough money (more than i paid) to sell it, so i did. It seemed to corner better than the fuel, felt like it pedaled a bit better, but lost traction easier on climbs compared to the fuel. I hated the creaky bottom bracket, I also had problems with the derailuer and rear hub both working themselves loose frequently. This bike out descended the fuel, always felt pretty good even when traveling to the east coast.

I just found a remedy 9.7 in an 18.5 local to me for a good price. I am going to go and check it out. It's a 27.5 and carbon. 140mm travel. I am a bit leery it might feel too big with me coming off slightly smaller bikes. Anyone have any time on one of these that could comment on pros and cons?

I'm meeting up with the guy on Friday.

Do these frames have any kind of cracking concerns? I know I read somewhere that one of the trek bikes (can't recall the model) was having rear triangle issues.

Thanks, I've been trying to search because I thought a thread on here discussed it, but either the search sucks, or I suck at the search.

9.7 is aluminum rear ends right?

Does trek honor warranty beyond original owner? (I doubt it, but just don't want to drop a hunk of cash on a bike that may become an issue)

I know that's always a consideration with a used bike.

I liked my fuel ex as well, liked my stumpjumper better, curious about this whole 27.5 sheelsize thing, rode a few, but never owned one. new 26" trail bikes are getting increasingly harder to find.

The bike is being sold by the original owner, so I am hoping he'll either be willing to work with me or give me the original sales receipt.

Either way, the price looks pretty solid, I'll check back in friday, haven't decided if I'll ride it home or not, but by all accounts on the interweb and here in this thread it sounds like a solid choice.

As a poor person I usually buy what appear to be good deals, rather than the exact bike I want. it worked out really well with my last stumpjumper as I really liked the bike, and I got a great deal on it.