Strong frame, excelent clean welds, light, quick, nimble, yada, yada. Handles anything you throw at it from moab to high country single track. Haven't seen another one on the trail yet.

Only fits a 1.95 tire in the rear. They don't make them anymore.

This bike has been a very stable, fast, excellent handling bike that climbs anything you point it at. The chainstays are a little narrow, but its a cross country racing frame made for being light and skinny x-country tires. One of a kind bike that you don't see every day on the trail. Very few people recognize the name. All in all, a very nice, very well made steel bike that you just ride and it works. If you are a cross country steel riding zeolot, get a bike like this. Steel is real!

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Old school mongoose zero-g IBOC.

This is a wonderful, responsive yet forgiving frame. Hand-built with very light steel tubing, this frame absorbs the little dings and gives back your pedal power. Very sturdy with nice details in things like the dropouts etc. Zucchi fork gives plush ride.

As a hardtail, the big hits are passed up.

This bike is a very fast, forgiving, XC bike with plush fork. Built by one of the top high-end custom bike builders in the US. Great bike for general trail use and smoother trails. May not be the best choice for very rocky trails with big hits. I've used it in the Cheq 40 race in Wisconson and loved it.

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Specialized Rock Hopper, Stump Jumper, Weyless SP, Cannondale, Giant ATX 760.