how many of you have actually ridden one of these bikes that have commented ?.. i ask because i had a trek fuel ex 9 with 130/110/90 front fork travel and as much as i liked this bike i had been on a few demo days of bionocon and yes i agree the look is not all that but the function and feel is great, i have the edison and i can get up more hills with this than any other bike i have ridden and down hill is effortless. i also upgraded the fronk forks with a rebound cartridge and this made a world of difference. the other thing is you may not have realised but replacement parts for the forks are a lot cheaper than Fox or Rock shox, so when things wear the price to replace is a lot nicer on the wallet. and for how many of these bikes are around i've seen five in my area on group rides, i guess it all depends where you ride and who you see..