At the risk of channelling Scoble, I'm going to suggest getting the bike that fits you best. It's all good saying "mtb fit doesn't matter like on road bikes" when you're just chucking it about in the woods for a couple of hours, but if you want to ride things like the SDW in a day, then your body will soon disagree.
At the risk of channelling Scoble, I'm going to suggest getting the bike that fits you best. It's all good saying "mtb fit doesn't matter like on road bikes" when you're just chucking it about in the woods for a couple of hours, but if you want to ride things like the SDW in a day, then your body will soon disagree.
tldr - have you considered a bikefit?
#mtbfitmatters