theres shit i go cheap on and i feel just fine about it, other spots i wont. i got the $579 niner and actually, love the thing. i took the dart fork off cause, well i didnt like it and ran a carbon fork with a massive meat of a tire on the front, cracked the fork third trip out so am now looking for a new squish fork, all of which cost about what i paid for the complete bike

wheels are fine, derraileurs fine, running it as a 1x9 anyways, pedals are ass cranks function, i dunno. its actually a real decent frame and i like the bike, i really do. can't build it for really anywhere close to what they're selling them for.
i think they're made in the same place as specialized too.
i have however been heavily eyeballing a redline flight frame.