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I can echo BareNecessities sentiment. I have a 130mm travel 5010 frame with a 140mm fork. I ride pretty much exclusively in the Tweed Valley in Scotland. Downhill bike at Innerleithen uplift and the 5010 for everything else.
I've rode the 5010 at Innerleithen, obviously the dh bike helps plough straight through lines but the 5010 feels a bit more fun sometimes. It just forces you to think a bit more rather than the hold on and hope for the best approach on the dh bike.
I wouldn't think the Pace will feel outgunned in the Alps, it'll just be different...
If it's going to be your only mtb then the 130mm rear will feel fine for most uk riding and the odd trip to the alps.But if it really does feel outgunned then the solution is two bikes... Pace as the all rounder and some sort of 160/170 big rig for the alps and uk bike parks.
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Megatower was 160/160 travel, 203mm rotors at either end. I have to say it did feel vaguely comical in some ways- you aimed it, then it ran straight through the terrain whilst you held on. Rather than jumping drainage gullies I just popped the front wheel and the back would thump through with less drama than dropping off a shallow curb on a normal bike. I’ll say it felt a bit remote, but also beat the shit out of my wrists on the braking bumps. I’d have happily traded some big hit ability for taking away the high speed chatter that made it extremely hard to hold the bars by the end of the week.