Control has a more responsive feel to it, probably due to the use of larger diameter tubing. Rear end is quite a lot shorter the way I run it, with the halflink. I was able to remove one inner and one outer link from the chain. Rear brake is also a tad stiffer since the length of tubing between 4-bolt mount and upper chainstay weld is shorter. I really liked the LE frame from the first day, but if I`d have to chose one frame to ride for the rest of my life, it would no doubt be the 09 Control. Other frames I`ve had: GT Zaskar GT Ricochet Azonic DS2 Echo ES4 Echo ES2 Echo Urban BT RAven 5.0 BT Ninja 365 BT RAven 6.0 GU Typhoon 07 Gu TP 08 Koxx Karbon GU LE