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There's going to be natural limits according to rider height, ability, terrain and trail type. If you consider that LLS should operate in a spectrum then the bikes generally perform better than steeper, higher, shorter bikes of just a few years ago.
I'm not advocating everyone rides the most extreme versions of this trend in geometry. Just that having a spectrum to choose your ideal geometry within that range, especially in terms of custom builds, is a boon today.
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Not much offset on those forks -
The longer and lower that frames get the more they need leaning to turn, and it isn't always the best. When I went to Swinley I had trouble getting my Crush down the particularly winding trails. Planet X are doing a 62ยบ hard tail these days, which is pretty raked out.
One of the other things is that the slacker head angles get the more prone they are to wandering, and getting right over the bars when doing steep climbs isn't particularly comfortable. Not that this is an issue in enduro/DH.