I got this bike a few weeks ago, but haven't had a chance to ride it because the CX season was still on. Today the ground was frozen with a bit of snow on top, couldn't be better.

Winter photo (stock bike, without tubes, with bottle cage):


Spring photo (ESI grips, smaller rotors, slammed stem):


The bike is a great fit. The frame is size large, I am 180 cm tall, with 87 cm inseam. I might change the stem for a 100 mm.

Current weight is around 9.3 kg. I've ordered a Smud saddle, when I receive it I'll post a more accurate weight

Missed this posting - how do you like the Reynolds wheels? what is the weight of the wheelset?

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I was in a hurry to get out and ride my bike, so I "forgot" to put them on the scale before converting them to tubeless. They are supposed to be around 1550 g. That's not very light. However, the rims are much wider than most others (21 mm internal, ENVEs are supposed to be 18 mm), which should be a good thing (I think it should support the tires better, and help to avoid rolling the tire off the rim when riding with low air pressure).

I really like them so far, I've done quite a few races on the bike. The wheels feel much stiffer than the ZTR Alpine/240s/CX-Ray wheelset that I had on my 26" hardtail. They weigh more, but they don't feel heavy when riding. It's my first 29er, and I haven't ridden other 29er wheelsets, so I can't really compare them to a lightweight aluminium wheelset for instance. But I would guess there's a pretty big difference in stiffness

Since the original post I switched to smaller brake discs and slammed the stem. It weighs around 9.3 kg. I've ordered a Smud saddle, hopefully that will drop about 100 g over the current (which I by the way don't like very much).

Wicked ride! I'm same height, wasn't sure of M or L, I've got long legs, shorter torso, how's the fit?

The fit is great for me. I feel fine with the 120 mm stem, but I'd like to try a 100 mm. My inseam is 87 cm, I don't really know if that means long legs or not

No matter what, I'm quite sure the medium would be too small for me. If you get a chance, it'd be great to try one.

I'll upload some better pictures when I receive the saddle

I am same height as you are and my inseam is really close to you.
I had similar problem as you did. I had a 2012 scalpel 26" (similar sizing)
last year had size medium but that frame was just too short. I am know riding a size
large and that feels much better. So I would say size L with 90-100 stem depending
on arm lenght and preference.

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My favorite 29er hartdail. In this paintjob.

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At first I was actually trying to find it in the team colors, but when I saw it in the shop, I really liked this one