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Howard
@Howard
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The lift season has only just started and the trails are already quite braking-bumpy. The weather out there has been 30+C and the trails are dusty as fuck. I reckon you'd have a better time on a FS, but it's still all about the rider.
GF and I were both on long travel FS bikes and did several 50km xc rides as well as caning the DH stuff, she was fine all week, I got achy shoulders and neck from (being a pussy) my pack. The Stanton will survive anything you do to it, but you might just feel a bit beaten up after a week. I'd have happily rode my DMR hardtail but I reckon I'd have had enough (of the riding I wanted to do) after a few days.
Out mate was on a Marin B12 (I think) it's a tough all rounder hardtail and he was fine though avoided gnar DH because it's not his thing.
Whatever you're riding I think you'll love it out there.