Originally Posted by
Repack Rider
That's like asking whether you should wear boxers or briefs. No one else has to wear your underwear or ride your bike. No one else shares your precise ability or rides exactly where you do.
Make your own decision.
This. Go try and test ride a bunch of bikes. From shops, buddies, other riders you run into, whatever.
Get a feel for what you like, rather than what a bunch of random people on teh intertoobs tell you.