Thanks! Yes, I have my boutique carbon Orbea, my perfect to me dirt girl Trek mtb, and this fun little xc bike.

Blue Racing makes a sweet xc bike I wanted, but it's 3x the price of what I got (at lowest end alum build).

I wanted to be able to ride the bike somewhere, like on a city trip or commuting, lock her up outside, and not be sick to death that my many $$$ bike could be getting stolen out of the rack. Or ride with the family casually and not freak out the whole time my kid is gonna crash my expensive bike any minute. Still working on the kids getting the concept you need to hold a straight line lol.

She's a nice looking bike, but doesn't say a name brand... which I hope a bike theif might be less zero-ed in on to steal.

If I find I love the xc riding so much I can work towards getting an upgrade. Plus, it would fit my daughter in no time at the rate she is growing lol.