There is also nothing new in the XC full suspension market.  Even the big brands have basically coalesced around very similar designs. You are seeing very small tweaks to bikes like the epic and what ever trek is calling it now because their customer base will just buy a new one to keep up with pro racers.  The customers buying Chinese frames really only move when something new comes out.  Add that to the small market size and there is no real reason to make new frames.  In the road bike market, it is huge and lots of customers buy new frames to get the latest and greatest frames even if they are just getting small tweak and changed to the geometry.

I have a Marino 32 hardtail on the way.

Got first pic of it and should be finished this week.
Geo looks pretty similar?

Looks awesome. Can't wait to see your finished bike.  I just was out on mine and still love it.

Just watched a YouTube video where they were racing the 32er by Ari.  Race was cut short due to hub failure which is kind of odd.  That bike seems likely prefect future steed.  I probably won't be doing anything until the fox float 32er is available.  Unless you have deep pockets there are no viable suspension fork options at the moment so a full suspension build is on pause for me.   I definitely see myself on a 32er for XC though. Which kind of sucks cause I have lots of fancy 29er wheels.  Hahah. The bike industry machine is working.

It looks like you're using a very long stem and a massive stack of spacers too. In retrospect would you have changed the geometry of the frame?

Some of my fit has changed since I initially built the bike.  I just put the stem on there as it was either that 110mm or a 50mm as my only choice.  I have since changed that out for an 80mm +6° stem. I don't like to be hunched over so I have a lot of spacers but that is just me. 

Let me first say that I do like the bike and love the wheel size.  As for the geometry, I would change a lot.  This will be an old man style rant about the new direction of bikes but they suck balls.  So I copied the Neuhaus Nova 32 size large.  I am not sure what they were going for but it is shit!  The position is super far forward and very short feeling. I had no idea how a 32 would fit and everyone was saying that the stack would be crazy high and we would need to have all these stupid limp penis looking stems.  So I went with a very short head tube which I would change right away. Maybe if you are a pro XC racer you need that low of a stack but it is not for me.  The seat tube is also way too steep.  It puts way ahead of the bottom bracket and makes the cockpit super cramped. I would slacken the seat tube by a few degrees and lengthen the reach.  I was also very worreiabout toe overlap based on all the people pontificating on the internet's so the head angle is slacker than I would like.  I would definitely steepen that up a degree or two. I have angle adjustment headsets but I have not tried them yet. The 2° will be the first one I try. The short feeling reach is what is driving the long stem.  It is hard to turn the bars and not hit my knees if I run a 50mm stem like the Nova comes with.

Other than that, it is great.  I really want to get a suspension fork on the bike asap.  It is very fun to ride but the rigid fork is definitely a limiting factor. The rollover is really only noticeable on rock gardens and roots that are over 6-8". Getting up that stiff is super easy on this bike. Little roots and rocks feel the same as on a 29er.  No magic carpet ride there.  I was also worried about how it would handle in tight technical situations but I have been pleasantly surprised.  The bike is long so I have run into things I would usually be able to clear just because I forgot I has more tire out front. The steeper head angle will help shorten the bike up.  The steering also feels a bit floppy due to the huge trail #s so again, a steeper head angle should help with that. 

I will make some changes and then I will likely order another frame from Marino. I have been very happy with the bike. 

If I were a betting man I would put money on the standard for 32er's to be super boost.  Firstly, it is a new(ish) standard and it is a great way for the industry to sell all new stuff to people.  Second, as gullible as people are to marketing BS, there is not real defensible position to going with boost over superboost.  Consumers fall for the stiffness mumbo jumbo all the time even though it was never a thing until the industry started pushing it.  The only benefit to boost is that it is already ubiquitous in the bike industry and that is the very reason the bike industry won't go that route. So it would only be by consumer demand but consumers are generally dumb and gullible to the aforementioned marketing BS.  So while some frame now are coming in boost, I would guess that once the big evil bike corporations start making them, they will be super boost and boost frames will become relics of the past.

Have you already ridden the bike? How does it feels compared to conventional XC?

I have taken it out a few time now.  personally i think it rides very close to a 29er but it does hold speed better.  i don't think the whole "erases small bumps" thing is real.  the wheels definitely get up and over things better.  it is not light years or even 50% better but it is for sure noticeable.  Overall it is a super fun wheel set.  very fast in the open sections and over rooots, handles the twisties very well and awesome up the technical stuff. Very excited for the Fox 34SL in 32"

I have posted my 1266 for sale if anyone is looking.  it is in the classified section. 

I love this frame but I have a 160mm and the 1286 DH bike and this bike just never gets used anymore.  I have more pics if anyone is interested.

I had the spoke issue and to overcome that I went 2-cross. This drops the spoke length under 310mm Which are easy to find. Tires are still limited to immediate availability of only the aspen. But it is a good tire. I just hate the yellow logo. Hahaha.