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It is, and as the the pic shows. Its built for strength and stiffness. The tapered head tube being a nice touch.
I (rightly or wrongly) compare MTN hardtails with snow boards when it comes to stiffness. I own a uber stiff snow board which is theoretically very fast. But it punishes all my little errors. Having rode a few cheaper boards last season I found a little flex helps an amature like myself, maintain pace and line, over the lumpy stuff. I feel a well made steel MTN frame does the same.
This could all be BFBS* though.
goes back to browsing uber stiff road bikes
(*Bike Forum Bull Shit)