Excellent choice, they're superb bikes.
I've had a few good mtbs but the epic is by far the best bike so far, I sold my 140 stereo hpcr ,and my marin HT last yr,don't miss them at all.
The Epic and the levo both hurt my face when I go out on them..look forward to every outing with them.
Bit late but others may ask.
I have the epic 2019 ,it is a superb bike and the brain works very well.
It takes a little bit of getting used too in that it makes a noise in firmer settings and you can't adjust on the fly.
As a 100mm travel full sus bike its firm well sorted and an extremely good...