For my closest trails, I like a 5" dual suspension in the summer. Once the snow falls, it's hardtail country. I bought a rigid SS 29 for the winter trails bike and brought it out too early. It was jarring, slow and not fun. I cut the ride short but on the way back, endoed at the top of an off-camber roll and broken my collarbone. Due to some complications, it kept me off a mountain bike for more than a year. (It didn't keep me from skulking around here though.)
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Originally Posted by
sp00ki
Using a nicer sealed bearing headset vs a $10 set is like throwing a frisbee vs a dodgeball.