yeah the more MTB'ing I do the more I appreciate the features & benefits of more expensive MTBs bikes, such as the dropper post for steep descents, a lower top tube for when I stall & have to jump off & straddle with the bike pointed uphill & my feet further back downhill, & that little jockey wheel just behind the from chain rings which I imagine prevents chain-suck when the chain gets muddy

got my hair cut today. my cutter was telling me about how she used to do fake falls for laughs in school. then she nearly tripped on her colleague's mat ...