Quote Originally Posted by ridebikeme View Post
Oh! How exciting! I too, am looking for a new mtn bike, and because of rave reviews, think I will buy the Cannondale Scalpel 29er.(I already own a couple of 26" wheel bikes) Have fun figuring out what you'd like, that's always lots of fun!
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my Scalpel 1! It is, however a 29er.

You may also want to look at some of the offerings available now in 650b/27.5. I've seen some good reviews on these as well.

SheFly