I don't agree too much there... well the t1 comp frame I had did feel dull and lifeless, but the elite frame I originally had was light and bouncey, felt amazing! There is however the issue with poor geometry on the 26inch frames which is why I had a leeson after my curtis for a while. It was far nicer to ride but I ended up realising that short frames were doing my riding no justice at all! Jono