I've got a trek Farley from the first run of 500. I love the bike, its well made, comes setup well from the factory. That being said you will have to switch out tires right away since they put knards on which are worthless for winter. it comes 2x10 but requires some small modification to the front derailer to get a bash guard on it which I'd be willing to help with. And my final thought it seams like the front fork has some front to back flex to it but I only notice it on hard braking on dry concrete or dirt trail and it could be just the wheels since I'm not used to riding fat bikes on dry pavement. Overall normal high quality, well engineered bike from trek. Oh and I almost forgot it rips though the corners on dry trail.