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TooTallTim-
tl;dr
Buy the one that looks nice.
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Poor advice imo
Obviously the only way is to buy one of each sub category of bike.
XC bike
Enduro bike
Trail bike
Downhill bike
Downcountry bike
Dirt Jump bike
Have a 27.5 and 29er wheel version of each to be sure.
This way you can ensure you're always in that Goldilocks zone.
hippy
TotalShanner
Get a trail bike in your size that you can afford. It’s the mid ground between xc and downhill. Ride it and then decide if you are continually over or under biked or if you have found the Goldilocks bike. If it ain’t right sell it and buy something more suitable, if it’s right then buy magura brakes and spend the rest of eternity bleeding them and having a bike you can’t ride.