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BareNecessities
Yep, this was My First MTB so I'm not really au fait with what those baggy shorted, hairy freaks get up to. My understanding is that their big selling point is that they make converting a bike with gears to single speed really easy if you have a really tragic mechanical while you're out riding in the middle of nowhere.
When it came time to put the wheels on I had a look at the rear dropout and said to myself, "Christ, this looks complicated. I'd better get a cup of tea first" and then I meditated on the 75 koans of bicycle wheels ("if I turn a wheel into a pringle, does it taste better?", "if Ed works in a bike shop, can he install Rando tyres?", etcetc).
After a great deal of preparation, some deep breathing, and a stern pep talk, I got to work and put the rear wheel on in, like, 15 seconds. Then I felt a bit embarrassed for getting so overwrought about it.