I am loving my Carbon Empire DC. My frame says SCL (Super Carbon Lite), not sure what the difference is. I'm a pretty hefty dude and bike has handled 100 % so far. Ride feel is super, spec is awesome. Dropper works fine for me and I'm on a large. Haven't changed anything on the bike and the only thing I might change is the chainring to a bigger one. I've always been a sram/rockshox fan over the fox/shimano alternatives and this bike is rad.