Originally Posted by
c_m_shooter
I would recomend a hardtail with an air adjustable fork. The manufacturer of the fork will have a recomended pressure for your weight to keep it in the operating range instead of bottomed out. The Gary Fisher you linked to is an XC race bike, I would think you should look more into an all mountain like the Specialized P2 or Giant STP.
Back home I cannot get a P2. They simply do not import this model...
I was looking at another all mountain... but it might be out of my current range... Specialized Pitch.
Rode that one a bit, was really good.