you could be right. to be quite honest i am not sure when it is no longer "all mountain" and it becomes "freeride". how would you define it? currently i have a really nice XC bike but i get concerned when i am riding and hitting certain gaps, jumpsand/or terrain that if approached right can offer a good lift. i am looking for something that i am not going to worry about these things with and at the same time i can push beyond what i have available here locally for out of state trips. what kind of bikes are being ridden in the videos like Kranked III. I don't mean the hardtail urban bikes but when they are ripping through the single track and launching at every available opportunity? when they are riding on the narrow bridges in the woods and dropping off of them and landing what would easily be 8' drops or more? things like that.