I ride with a guy that has an SG. It climbs no better than my Merlin -- so not sure what they are marketing there ... fun to ride no doubt but no different than your average bike costing 1/4 as much.

Then again who am I to talk. 3 of us regulars were holding a 19 pace up a hill the other day and got passed by a 50+ year old guy on a damn mountain bike. Cracked me up to no end. Good for him.