Originally Posted by hollenjf
Thanks there Peek the geek, I'm glad someone realizes my point about traction.
Such nonsense like this ruins these boards, children arguing with no basis in fact
Yet I couldn't understand your first post at all.
Here is another newbie trying to run this forum, remember, people are entitled to their opinions. However with proper tire selection and air pressure and a better eye for line selection, it is possible to have a hardtail hook up really well. If you are bent on a FS bike, you could build up a Cowan FS.
Or you could try a more aggressive ht like the Rockhopper AM, and go with a bit more aggressive tire.
http://specialized.com/bc/SBCBkModel.jsp?spid=12618