So I've been looking at the geometry chart again, and it turns out this bike I've owned for 7 years is a different size than I thought - it's actually the 17.5 size...
There aren't many oldschool frames that make a better basis for a weight weenie build imo. It's a lovely, wonderful bike, but it is fast XC bike and that's not really me these days - i'm going to an inbred!