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Surprisingly the Krampus handles tight stuff much more sweetly, and it doesn't feel like you're about to go over the bars on drop-offs.
The lack of OTB feeling is most likely due to the Krampus having a slacker head angle. The more 'nimble' feel of the steering could be caused by either having or shorter stem fitted, or using a fork with a greater amount of offset.
Both these traits can be found on other mtbs, without the added expense of 29+ wheels :-)
BareNecessities
I'm looking for a new trail bike and I rode a Krampus at the weekend. Wow. Great fun. You still have to work through the technical sections and pick your lines - unlike most point-and-shoot FS trail bikes I've ridden recently - but there's bags of grip and it just flies over roots/rocks.
Compared to my rigid Inbred it's more what I'm looking for in a trail bike. Surprisingly the Krampus handles tight stuff much more sweetly, and it doesn't feel like you're about to go over the bars on drop-offs.
It is, however, a bit expendy for what you get. I can get an Ops for about 1000GBP and even that seems steep to me, considering the build kit.
Any opinions here?