Was recently on vacation in WNC, and I made my regular pilgrimage to Ride Rock Creek. I went to rent a bike and realized they had the new Frameworks Enduro Bike for rent. It was a pretty expensive rental, but I figured...hey, i'm on vacation, just got a bonus, might as well.

I've known about Neko's project since it started, but I haven't followed it super closely or anything. I wasn't even aware they had come out with an enduro bike. I mostly ride trail/all mountain bikes these days, so I wasn't in the market. I tried to find some reviews but info is scarce. Long story short, I didn't have much in the way of expectations. Also, FWIW, I ride a couple thousand miles a year and I live in an MTB destination, I've been super into MTB for about 10 years now, I'm a decent advanced rider that spends most of my time on double blacks, etc...but I'm just a regular dude who really likes mtb, not a pro or influencer.

All I have to say is....HOLY SHIT. I have never gotten on a bike that felt so good, so immediately at home, that just instantly shredded so hard. Ever. I am not exaggerating when I say that to this point in my life, it's without question the best MTB I have ever ridden, bar none.

FWIW, I've ridden a lot of bikes. I mean...A LOT. I worked in shops for years where I got to take out any bike I wanted. I travel a lot to ride so I take the chance to rent bikes I haven't tried rather than deal with shipping my bike. If there's a free demo day, I'm there. I also historically get a new bike every year (break even with my discount usually). I've owned Yeti, Pivot, Transition, Chromag, Trek, Specialized, Forbidden, Santa Cruz, Evil, etc. I've ridden just about every current non-DTC company (just because they aren't usually in rental fleets and don't do demo days). Hardtail, short travel, trail, all mountain, and enduro. I've owned steel, aluminum, and carbon. I do have a slight preference for steel hardtails and carbon FS bikes, but I've really enjoyed some alu bikes as well.

Also FWIW, I have recently jumped off of the endless cycle of getting new bikes and settled on one all mountain bike to rule them all, and I just make it work no matter what I'm riding, and I'm pretty happy with that. But....I think I have to get a Frameworks Enduro for bike park/super rowdy enduro days.

TIA.