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Two builds, side by side.

	Bike A · Mountain Beast	Bike B · Featherweight XC
Weight	14.8 kg	9.7 kg▲
Price	€9,765	€9,317▲
Performance	84/100	95/100▲
Climbing	6.5/10	10/10▲
Downhill	9.2/10▲	6.4/10
Comfort	82%▲	65%
Durability	89%▲	76%
Maintenance	Moderate	Easy
Terrain	Enduro	XC
Suspension travel (F / R)	170 / 165 mm	100 / 80 mm
Wheel size	29"	29"
Drivetrain	SRAM X0 Eagle Transmission AXS	SRAM XX SL Eagle Transmission AXS
Brakes	SRAM Code RSC 4-piston	SRAM Level Ultimate Stealth 2-piston
Components
Frame	Santa Cruz Megatower CC Frameset · €3,999	Trek Supercaliber SLR Frameset · €2,499
Fork	RockShox ZEB Ultimate · €1,099	RockShox SID SL Ultimate · €1,019
Wheels	DT Swiss EX 1700 Spline 30 · €849	DT Swiss XRC 1200 Spline 25 · €1,990
Tires	Maxxis Minion DHF 2.5 / DHR II 2.4 EXO+ · €150	Schwalbe Racing Ray / Racing Ralph 29×2.35 Super Race · €130
Groupset	SRAM X0 Eagle Transmission AXS · €790	SRAM XX SL Eagle Transmission AXS · €1,100
Crankset	SRAM X0 Eagle Transmission Crankset, 32T · €430	SRAM XX SL Eagle Transmission Crankset, 32T · €600
Cassette	SRAM X0 Eagle Transmission XS-1295, 10–52T · €399	SRAM XX Eagle Transmission XS-1299, 10–52T · €549
Chain	SRAM XX T-Type Flattop Chain · €99	SRAM XX T-Type Flattop Chain · €99
Brakes	SRAM Code RSC 4-piston · €599	SRAM Level Ultimate Stealth 2-piston · €560
Handlebar	Renthal FatBar Carbon 35, 800 mm · €169	Easton EC90 SL Flat Bar 31.8, 740 mm · €159
Stem	Renthal Apex 35, 50 mm · €95	Thomson Elite X4 31.8, 70 mm · €95
Seatpost	RockShox Reverb AXS, 170 mm · €799	Ritchey WCS Carbon Link Flexlogic (rigid) · €169
Saddle	Ergon SM Enduro Pro · €139	Selle Italia SLR Boost Superflow · €159
Pedals	Crankbrothers Stamp 7 Flat · €149	Shimano XTR PD-M9100 SPD · €189

AI Analysis

Featherweight XC is 5.1 kg lighter (9.7 vs 14.8 kg, including an estimate for small parts).
Featherweight XC costs €448 less at indicative catalog prices (€9,317 vs €9,765).
Mountain Beast has more suspension travel (Mountain Beast: 170 mm front / 165 mm rear; Featherweight XC: 100 mm front / 80 mm rear), which favours rough descents over climbing efficiency.
Tires: Minion DHF 2.5 / DHR II 2.4 EXO+ (Mountain Beast) vs Racing Ray / Racing Ralph 29×2.35 Super Race (Featherweight XC).
Front rotor: 200 mm on Mountain Beast vs 160 mm on Featherweight XC; larger rotors give more braking power and heat capacity.
Drivetrain: SRAM X0 Eagle Transmission AXS (Mountain Beast) vs SRAM XX SL Eagle Transmission AXS (Featherweight XC).
By component ratings, Mountain Beast is oriented toward descending and control (climbing 6.5/10, descending 9.2/10), and Featherweight XC toward climbing and efficiency (climbing 10/10, descending 6.4/10).
Mountain Beast scores higher for comfort (82% vs 65%).
Wheels: DT Swiss EX 1700 Spline 30 (2.01 kg) vs DT Swiss XRC 1200 Spline 25 (1.29 kg).

Generated from the two builds' catalog specifications and computed scores only.

Scores are Bixed's heuristic index from component ratings and weight. Prices and weights are indicative sample catalog data.

Two builds, side by side.

Bike A · Mountain Beast

Bike B · Featherweight XC

Weight

14.8 kg

9.7 kg▲

Price

€9,765

€9,317▲

Performance

84/100

95/100▲

Climbing

6.5/10

10/10▲

Downhill

9.2/10▲

6.4/10

Comfort

82%▲

65%

Durability

89%▲

76%

Maintenance

Moderate

Easy

Terrain

Enduro

Suspension travel (F / R)

170 / 165 mm

100 / 80 mm

Wheel size

29"

Drivetrain

SRAM X0 Eagle Transmission AXS

SRAM XX SL Eagle Transmission AXS

Brakes

SRAM Code RSC 4-piston

SRAM Level Ultimate Stealth 2-piston

Components

Frame

Santa Cruz Megatower CC Frameset · €3,999

Trek Supercaliber SLR Frameset · €2,499

Fork

RockShox ZEB Ultimate · €1,099

RockShox SID SL Ultimate · €1,019

Wheels

DT Swiss EX 1700 Spline 30 · €849

DT Swiss XRC 1200 Spline 25 · €1,990

Tires

Maxxis Minion DHF 2.5 / DHR II 2.4 EXO+ · €150

Schwalbe Racing Ray / Racing Ralph 29×2.35 Super Race · €130

Groupset

SRAM X0 Eagle Transmission AXS · €790

SRAM XX SL Eagle Transmission AXS · €1,100

Crankset

SRAM X0 Eagle Transmission Crankset, 32T · €430

SRAM XX SL Eagle Transmission Crankset, 32T · €600

Cassette

SRAM X0 Eagle Transmission XS-1295, 10–52T · €399

SRAM XX Eagle Transmission XS-1299, 10–52T · €549

Chain

SRAM XX T-Type Flattop Chain · €99

Brakes

SRAM Code RSC 4-piston · €599

SRAM Level Ultimate Stealth 2-piston · €560

Handlebar

Renthal FatBar Carbon 35, 800 mm · €169

Easton EC90 SL Flat Bar 31.8, 740 mm · €159

Stem

Renthal Apex 35, 50 mm · €95

Thomson Elite X4 31.8, 70 mm · €95

Seatpost

RockShox Reverb AXS, 170 mm · €799

Ritchey WCS Carbon Link Flexlogic (rigid) · €169

Saddle

Ergon SM Enduro Pro · €139

Selle Italia SLR Boost Superflow · €159

Pedals

Crankbrothers Stamp 7 Flat · €149

Shimano XTR PD-M9100 SPD · €189

AI Analysis

Featherweight XC is 5.1 kg lighter (9.7 vs 14.8 kg, including an estimate for small parts).

Featherweight XC costs €448 less at indicative catalog prices (€9,317 vs €9,765).

Mountain Beast has more suspension travel (Mountain Beast: 170 mm front / 165 mm rear; Featherweight XC: 100 mm front / 80 mm rear), which favours rough descents over climbing efficiency.

Tires: Minion DHF 2.5 / DHR II 2.4 EXO+ (Mountain Beast) vs Racing Ray / Racing Ralph 29×2.35 Super Race (Featherweight XC).

Front rotor: 200 mm on Mountain Beast vs 160 mm on Featherweight XC; larger rotors give more braking power and heat capacity.

Drivetrain: SRAM X0 Eagle Transmission AXS (Mountain Beast) vs SRAM XX SL Eagle Transmission AXS (Featherweight XC).

By component ratings, Mountain Beast is oriented toward descending and control (climbing 6.5/10, descending 9.2/10), and Featherweight XC toward climbing and efficiency (climbing 10/10, descending 6.4/10).

Mountain Beast scores higher for comfort (82% vs 65%).

Wheels: DT Swiss EX 1700 Spline 30 (2.01 kg) vs DT Swiss XRC 1200 Spline 25 (1.29 kg).

Generated from the two builds' catalog specifications and computed scores only.