Originally Posted by
Johnnyyuma
thanks. Do you know of some 90s hardtails like you mentioned that are pretty capable of shredding?
Depends what you mean by "shredding". What is your fork's travel? If it's in the typical 80 to (possibly) 100mm range typical of the era, you're really talking about an XC (cross-country) fork/frame. But 'zocchi made some of the early 'downhill' -- even dual-crown -- forks; is that what you have?
If it's an xc fork, then the kinds of bikes (frames) I mentioned would be typical good fits for what you have. If you are looking for something more capable of taking big hits, 6-foot drops to flat, etc., you'd be much better served simply buying a modern bike designed for that purpose.