Yeah man, I love my Evil (I have a Following). Check out the Wreckoning, it's dope AF. Long travel 29er (160mm I think). It is allegedly a really, really fun bike to ride , especially going down.You ride an Evil yes? They have anything to offer?
Wreckoning
The Insurgent is a 27.5 with 150mm of travel, and is also very badass.
Insurgent
Those two bikes are fairly similar, just depends on the 27.5 or 29, but the Wreckoning is supposed to be their king for all things DH. Monster truck wheels and lots of travel. Read about their DELTA suspension system, it truly does have a bottomless feel to it. Mine is only 120mm, but it feels substantially more than other 120's I've had or rode.
My Evil just has a very at-home feel to it, and it is just naturally a sporty, fun bike to ride. I am a big fan of what Evil is doing.
Take a look at these Evil's and then let me know which of the Santa Cruz you like. That will help me with some other selections.
I've been a bit time-crunched lately, give me a little more time and when I get in front of my computer again we can get in to some of these others .This is why I keep looking at Norco, Giant, Devinci and so on as they are staples in the PNW bike scene.
Other ones I'm reading up on are Pivot Mach 6, Yeti SB6, Capra, Specialized stumpjumper, Slash..
You ride an Evil yes? They have anything to offer? I'm curious about the Santa Cruz for sure, always liked those.