It will definitely will work for you, it may even be a little more fun to ride, less twitchy.
not sure if you can see a difference between these two (doubt it), the 6000 is my mens mtb and the 7000 is my wifes wsd mtb, 1 year different. her bike has a different feel but it is a slightly larger frame.
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2010 Kestrel RT900SL, 800k carbon, chorus/record, speedplay, zonda
2000 litespeed Unicoi Ti, XTR,XT, Campy crank, time atac, carbon forks