Changes.....
...always makes things more interesting. So the Monstercross convert shows many differences in bike handling and performance. Much quicker acceleration, quicker steering. The trade off is handling the bike means picking smoother lines and avoiding sharp rocks or more unweighting since it's being ridden on technical singletrack, but the smoother trails allow for much faster riding.
Not truly a "Monstercross" but more of a "Hybrid MCer"