Yeah, they embraced the “Long, LOW, Slack” with this geo. Makes me wonder on the stock crank lengths they will offer and if they will tend to the shorter option like we see in MTB?
Rock strikes may not be an issue for all the intended users, but when you add in the option for the fork on one build (and user swaps for others), I could see that as more of an issue over time.
Totally unrelated, but I was also surprised to see this listed as not compatible for 650b/27.5" per their FAQ. Seems they are all-in for 700c compared to the prior gen that fit 700c x 45mm or 650b x 53mm [2.1"]. I guess the 50mm max for 1x (45mm for 2x) is what they aim to cover the agro users wanting lots of tire.