Shudder...oh yea...I can see that happening actually.

Shimano parts..not bad.
Make sure you buy from a place that'll accept returns...and have it prebuilt so you just take it home...much easier if you are buying this kind of bike from an actual store (liability for the bike is the store's if it failed to build it correctly. Otherwise they can argue...you or the individuals or company that put it together for you ...screwed up...and they are not obliged to reimburse...caveat emptor)
on the surface it looks good..except for soooo many gears...there is no way anyone...guy or girl needs that many gears...even with the hills out here in B.C. I don't need that many...18 gears is more than adequate.
Unless the person riding this bike is an Olympic or truly pro-circuit cyclist.,,and remember...this is a blunt instrument...with a big frame and lugged wide tires...a mountain bike...meant for trails and mountains...who wishes to utilize so many gears going down a trail? ridiculous ...or on pavement? ...ridiculouser
..or they wish to have thighs disproportionately similar to Popeye's forearms ...also ....they will most likely never go higher than 20 or 21 gears unless they are going straight down Kilimanjaro or Everest....and that would simply be painful.
Honest.
If you can find an 18 gear...that is enough...higher is simply needless complexity
18 gears and less..you will prob pay less...and...it'll actually get truly utilized and there will be less possibilty of equipment failure