I want to love these bikes, especially the Process 111. But an 18.5" seat tube on an XL? Um ok.
That's the number #1 limiting factor for me at the moment. I want to jump on a 111DL frameset and switch parts from my Honzo but that 18.3 seat tube is ridiculous. And as far as I know (and heard from Kona), the 2015 Process 111 has no geo changes, still the same short ST on the XL. The Banshee Phantom looks a lot better to me with their 21" ST.
Right now where I have my Reverb on the Honzo, it would be a few mm shy of the MIN insertion line on the XL Process. Makes no sense to me, sure drop the seat tube length on the smaller frames for smaller riders, but XL should be at least 19.5". At least.
And that Bandit I posted previously, yeah, it will be parted or sold as soon as I find a 2012 Bandit 29er frame. We both went on a Niner Demo Day and both rode RIP 9 RDO, first time a FS 29er for me (was completely blown away and I too want a FS frame now), but more importantly I have converted my brother to a 29er, even being only 5'10", he wants one. He was ripping it up on the 27 lb size Medium frame. I figured I'd get him on a 650B bike next year, but I guess we're skipping that wheel size altogether.