Well I had my CT build out this weekend in Glamis. First off it ran great and went on some long rides 2nd it didnt lose a race up the hills to anyone! I didnt even hit the whoops hard just simply rolled through them in 3rd. A modded DS650 and some 450's would get a huge 1/3 of a hill head start and I'd still end up beating them by an easy 4 bike lengths! So I'd say the bike is put together pretty well(so far) and performs great...maybe it's only because I'm a 540 idk.