I only have experience with the scalpel 2022/23 version. Raced XC races, Attakwas Extreme, K2C and some other races. Very capable on even the technical climbs and also on the downhill. Lefty is a very smooth and responsive fork but the servicing is a bit more than some other forks. Keep in mind you can get standard fork versions on the newer models. Overall it was a great bike.