Don't be offended Mike09...it seems that the mountain bike forums are a dangerous place to hang. It seems that people get jumped often and quickly 'round here. When one starts, four more join in.

Kind of a turn off but if you have thick enough skin, you can learn a thing or two.

Now get rid of that frizzeakin' FSRxc and spend your hard earned money on a StumpyFSR with XT parts already spec'd. What are you thinkin' ya freakin' newb! Buying a bike that costs less so you can put all the parts that you really want on it just for the sake of learning how to wrench on a bike and have fun in the process.