Chainstays are 8mm longer than the Scott

• No XL Version available (so nothing for me)

The newsletter about bike show did mention 21" version, but actual web site does not. Maybe they'll make it available later. Never hurts to ask directly.

How do you find the handling/change of geometry with your 120mm fork or does it just feel as great as it looks

No complaints from me about handling, with 530 axle to crown, 2cm of spacers and flat bar the bike feels very stable. During several rides with slammed stem it became more responsive, akin to my previous 26" hardtail (almost same reach/stack) which I liked too. In case you want more saddle to bar drop, there's a lot of places to shave stack off left (reversed riser bar, -17/20 degree stem, reducing travel). Take what I say with a grain of salt, as I'm not that experienced of rider to notice small handling or geometry changes.

I asked Deng Fu and they replied the frame is specs for 100-110mm travel so Im abit concerd how a longer fork would affect geometry but also headset stress even though the headset angle wouldnt be affected much according to my calculations.

Given my previous experience with open mold dealers, support personell (Melodies, Jennies and so on) know shit about actual frames sans what instructions say. Several centimeters are nothing to bother about, just like you said even same travel forks from different manufacturers can vary that much, add travel adjustment to equation and you pretty much get into very vague limits of what frame can handle.

If you want to try more travel, I'd get my hands on adjustable fork in desired travel range and try out what's best for you by riding it in different setups.

Sorry for my ignorance, but what is a bottom axle preload bolt?

Here's the lowermost frame linkage axle. If I understand it right, the topmost part has a slot in outer threads, a conical recess and some thread inside underneath the recess, so you can screw this bolt into it. The further the bolt is screwed in, the more outer axle thread diameter increases (it can because of outer thread slot, like two flower petals), which in turn restricts axle movement through inner bearing race. The whole setup looks similar to this Shimano non-driveside crankarm preload cap.

What's up with polished up inner surface of rocker arm where the rear shock busing goes to? Did you experience clearance issues too or that's what you had to do in order for 22.2mm wide bushing to fit? My RWC bearing scratches this part unless you move it in right direction.

Last weekend ride turned out to be super messy: rain, dirt, more rain and clay, which got everywhere. I've been cleaning bike on and off for a whole week. Suspension linkages had to be checked and cleaned too, somewhat scary the first time you do it! Here's some photos other M06 owners might be interested in: rocker arm area without rocker arm
, same from another point, rocker arm scale shot (229g), rocker arm inner side, bottom pivot bearing, chainstay clay scars, bottom bracket clay/chain drop scars, bottom pivot area before cleaning, bottom pivot axle scale shot (25g), bearing washer scale shot, RD hanger, RD hanger bolt.

And some notes:

• Main pivot axle is solid, you could probably drill it out for minor weight savings.
• None of bearings had grease for extra protection. It's only a rubber seal and aluminium washer.
• All pivots use Takino 6901RS bearings. Four in rocker arm, two in bottom pivot. After cleaning, all bearing run smooth.
• There's a bunch of washer to compress inner bearing races, 6 or 8 in total (forgot how much upper rocker arm pivot has, 2 or 0). Dimensions are 18x12.3x3mm (take this with a grain of salt). Each weights 2.14g. I think you can replace these with polycarbonate ones, but not sure if this is a good idea.
• Rocker arm looks overbuilt compared to similar design of FRM Anakin or even ICAN S8.

That's cool, any new impressions? What's the final weight, about 11kg?

I was able to manually seat a 2.25 TB SS on a 34mm (29mm internal) rim and pop the bead with a track pump, but thw second tire required much higher air flow. Hopefully, my set will last for a while.