I've owned several extremes over the years, it was my second MTB. the one I've settled on is prestige tubed! The best advice I can offer is hold onto yours, and stay away from the aluminum models with the removable rear dropouts! yours looks awesome in blue with the girvin fork, my first one was "screaming neon tangerine" and so ugly my buddies called it "extremely". the prestige one I now ride is grey with black speckles and a purple pearl coat (it grows on you). Kool ride, dude!!!