I've always rated the gt rts, I just wish the rear shock was more standard. They just ride really well. Got an amplifier that I really must finish too.
Enjoying my moho cxs right now, doesn't climb all that well, but makes up for it the rest of the time. Just need to replace the iffy rear shock and sort the headset out.
Marin have to be it for me. First bikes with lifetime warranty on bearings, simple design witha shed load of R&D costs, basically same design still used now. Something like the B17 - still a classic.
Gotta be the first generation Spez FSRs for me. Essentially soft-tail by today's standards, but you just don't notice it's there on the flat or going down... until you take it away again. Climbing, you can feel it moving, but it's almost always to your advantage in improving traction.
I've always rated the gt rts, I just wish the rear shock was more standard. They just ride really well. Got an amplifier that I really must finish too.