I've had my Stylus for a year now. It handles everything I give at it. I'm not a small person.
This has been my dream hard tell and it is not disappointed me at all. I like to get another one, a Surface Voyager as a SS.

I’m 4”11 with a 26in inseam and have been on a dang JOURNEY for 4 years trying to find a MTB frame that I could stand over, have a confident reach and put a foot down while on the seat. I tried A few XS frames of top brands that were marketed for 4”11-5”2 and were the smallest on the market (not female specific brands). I almost gave up on searching for a bike that would not only work for me but one I loved riding. I mentioned to my partner that I wish Chromag made a bike that would fit me since I love their brand and bikes. This inspired us spending hours reviewing the geometries of all the Chromag bikes to the ones I’ve had that didn’t work and the math made us realize the Stylus actually had even better geometry then the prior bikes I’ve tried. I decided to bite the bullet and order a Stylus frame, build it out and give it a try even though the small is marketed for 5’1 -5’5. This is the most fun and easy to ride bike I’ve ever been on. It corners effortlessly, it is FAST while feeling very stable, I accidentally jump anything that has a lip and float over our local jump lines. This bike also goes downhill through technical lines just as easy as it climbs. When I do Have to hop off it’s a total “me” and my ability issue - not the bike. Even better yet is that I can Stand over the bike on the trail when I need A break or put a foot down when I need To hop off the bike for any reason. That alone has increased my confidence significantly. The Stylus is more enjoyable to ride then a top end FS I despised Every second on. What can I say - a good hard tail is all a gal needs and this one definitely is the true dream bike I had lost hope I could find.

"Ahh, she's built like a steak house but handles like a bistro." ―Zapp Brannigan

The stylus has changed my bike life. Last season I spent a lot of hours on an aluminum hardtail with a 650b wheel set. After a chainstay failure, I reached out to Chromag and they directed me to the stylus. I’m glad they did because it’s hard to describe the fun I’ve had on it. Climbing is dreamy- the bike moves over square edges better than any hardtail I’ve been on, and I spend a lot of time seated comfortably. When it’s time to descend, you can absolutely rally and use the frame’s lively pop to place the bike in just the right places for those doubles and quick, powerful changes in direction. Do yourself a favour and find one in your size. You might end up like me with your trail bike a little more neglected as you reach for your new daily driver.

Looks boss and rides silky smooth. Love it. Buy it.

nice one of the best hardtail frames i have seen for a long time since i have a cove sitffee hard tail from covebikes.

Bike descends and climbs like rocket! One of the best bikes I ever owned!!

Sometimes, I lay in my bed at night horrified at the thought of my stylus breaking one day. Like, how far into the future will this happen? Will it be that crazy huck to flat that snaps something. Then my eyes go wide, WHAT IF IT BREAKS YEARS FROM NOW AND CHROMAG STOPPED MAKING THE FRAME!? There’s no going back to sleep after that. Please don’t leave me Stylus, I need you…

Took my new frame down to the mountain bike capital of the world, Bentonville. It was spectacular! Thanks so much!

Like the honey badger the stylus doesn't give a S...t! Throw some jumps rocks roots mud. Go Uphill storm downhill it does it all and just trots along without a care. It is not a CC bike. It is an all around little beast that gobbles terrain and smiles back at it. Not for weight winnies either. over all in a scale of 1 to 10 fun factor and allaround I'll give it a solid 11!

The Chromag Stylus is formidable. It is ready for the boss battle. It supports cave man full beast mode. In XL, it is half a foot longer than anything else. This is a true go anywhere bike. There is 100% power transfer with the stiff steel frame. That output is boosted with the steep seat tube for quad heavy downstroke. The long wheel base keeps the front end down when headed straight up so less energy is wasted staying on line. Balance is perfect - it also pops. The long wheelbase, slack head angle and long travel will plow down anything. Wheels are 584 - this one running 70mm wide on 35mm rims with 6mm clearance at the custom yoke. 150 fork. It is nimble enough, learn to lean to work with the slack head angle. UDH, external routing, is it easy to maintain. Thank you Chromag! Stylus carves the single track groove.

I absolutely love these guys and gals . The bike is obviously gorgeous not to mention the quality is total top shelf but just dealing with them. The customer service from Chromag blew me away . Please call them with anything they love to help no matter how trivial the question or concern . Love you guys and will definitely be adding more Chromag’s to stable .

Quality, fit and finish are top notch. I can't wait to build and ride this bike.

I've been riding my stylus for over a year now so I feel I can be fairly certain and mostly fair when I say that this frame rocks the wrapper off my Rolos. I come from the eighties through so straying from two-six wheels has been tough and as far as two-nine, I've only run up front. Mullet or not steel is my real and this year screams that in my ear every time I send it (or not). In 4130 I trust and so do rugged and iconic manufacturers! Thank you Chromag for the masterful yoke at the BB and chainstays, speaking of those stays--they're sturdy yet supple? Beautiful and Short (great for climbing and manuals) and also accommodating, especially if you roll 2.6" rear tires...nuff slobber 4 now as I'm already wanting the updated frame with da UDH (just wish they were made in BC)!

For context, I come from a freestyle BMX background, I'm an pretty solid intermediate rider and feel like 29ers feel huge for my body type and riding style despite being 6' tall and a little over 195lbs. I bought the stylus as a frame and built it up with Fox 36 fork and I9 wheels. My other bikes are:
-Salsa El Mariachi (29")
-Gary fisher Hifi Deluxe(26")
-Kona Process 153 (29")
-Kink Cloud (20")

This is unquestionably my favorite bike I have ever had/ridden! I may never go back to a full-29er again for trail/freeride (admittedly a little mullet-curious though). It has made riding fun and interesting again!!

The steel seems to soak up a lot of vibration without feeling mushy and dampens big hits well. Climbs like a CHAMP! For me, my style, my trails, this is the bike; this is my quiver killer, my skeleton key, the Goldilocks bike. Bravo chromag!