I popped into TBE this evening on the way home from work to enquire about a new sub $2000 full suspension XC bike for a 5'3" girl friend of mine. She currently rides a heavy 5yr old $500 giant but has been riding more seriously recently & wants a 26" FS bike in XS/14", preferably WSD & she feels that any 29er is just too much bike (not proven yet).

The ONLY 26" wheeled mid dual suspension XC bike in stock was an Anthem 3 in medium.
In 29" there was a choice of about 8 different models available from Trek, Giant & Scott in most sizes.

Sign of the times eh?