This bike is great. I ride single track on the weekend and aggressive street riding during the week. The rims are solid, the breaks are great, gear shifters and gear ratio are good and the frame is just absolutley solid. The forks are great for my weight (150lbs). It's either black or white for the preload though. I max load for street and max unload for the trails. This actually works perfect for my weight. I have not bottomed out on them either. Bottom line, I've had this bike for 2 months now and have really put it to the test; it has not flinched. Only bad thing, get real pedals. The ones that DB supplies are plastic. Great for me and for the price.