hey everyone,

I am a clyde and am thinking about going back to a hardtail. I was leaning towards having an independent fabrications frame built for me and then going custom. My lbs is trying to encourage me to go with either a Gary Fisher Big Sur or a Specialized Stumpjumper disc. Granted I can buy both of those bikes for about the cost of the IF frame. Any opinions on which way I should look towards going? I will be primarily riding xc and singletrack with a couple of races a year. I am 6' tall and currently around 225lbs but will probably get to the 200lb range by spring(or at least that is the plan). I honestly don't see me getting much lighter than that but I am also kinda hard on mountain bikes and don't know how well the big sur and stumpjumper will hold up to me. I don't mind the idea of building up a bike but I just want to make sure that I am making a smart purchase.

any advice would be appreciated.

-lee-