Here's my thoughts after a few rides. It's faster, maybe the carbon wheels, idk, but its definitely faster. Climbs extremely well and holds a nice line bombing downhill. My V1 was poppy, yet I'm clearing gap jumps easier on this bike. Love the Sram drive trane, hate the sram brakes. Going to put the MTX red race ceramic pads in. Hope that gives me the bite and lever feel I'm used to. The new grip2 is a little more plush, the dpx2 in the rear seems pretty good, might upgrade that in the future. The cockpit feels just a little bigger then the v1, the frame feels really solid, pedal bob is minimal. Overall this bike is a total blast to ride, cant want to get up to port jervis and rip it down painted Apron and flintlock. So glad I jumped on this bike when it popped up on here, it's been a total blast to ride so far.