Bike porn

They're 29er wheels on a bike for someone about 5' 3" tall.
Personally i think 29ers aren't right for short riders...as is the case there they end up with toe overlap, fuck all clearance and a bike that looks wrong in my opinion. 26" is better for a person of that height.

As for the attention to detail...sure it's beautiful, but it's a mountain bike...that SHOULD get covered in mud and water and be ridden hard off road...i don't see a lot of point in having that kind of finish on a bike designed to be ridden that way.

Just my opinion, but they're too showy for mountain bikes. If i was gonna spend that amount i'd just go for raw titanium personally.
I'm sure they'll love them at the shows though.

The blue one does seem to be doing the 'track bike' rear tyre kissing the seat tube trick. Not really a good thing on a off-roader.

I find the whole short rider - 29er compatibility thing pretty interesting being 5'7" (and a bit). The easiest way to tweek geometry is to have a really slack head tube angle, to shorten the top tube and reduce top overlap. But this is'nt ideal. I still think, even at my height, you put together a great riding 29er though.

This lady is 5'5" but looks pretty well fitted to her Spotbrand Longboard (really make me impatient about finishing mine off).
my new Spot Brand Longboard 29-er - Ridemonkey.com