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To be honest it'd mainly be around Richmond park, Surrey hills and the odd trip to Swinley Forest...went for a walk there for the first time at the weekend and now I'm even more desperate for a mtb!
Looking at the geometry of the vitus again, it seems the 27 version has a longer reach (492 v 484) than the 29 version and a lower BB drop (18.78cm v 28.74cm) so maybe the geometry of that would be better and slightly less flexible as mentioned in the MBR review...I'd just planned to go for the 29 as from what I've read those wheels would be more suitable but now I'm having second thoughts.
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Think about where you want to ride this - if you size it up so you’re stretched out like on a road bike, it might end up uncomfortable on rough stuff where a shorter frame will be better. You don’t want loads of drop to the handlebars if you’re planning to ride it down steep hills or over moguls etc especially if you’re likely to be riding out the saddle a lot.
As others have said, merterber sizing is all over the place and you either need to take a tape measure to a frame or really be able to eyeball the geometry to decide what you’re going to get.