well. I've got that Aerosmith song in my head.... "There was a time, when i wannnted a big fork. Thought about getting a triple 8. It was a good deal, 300 bucks for it, and it had 170 millimeters of traavvel"..... but then i was shot down because my obvious stupidity was too much for people to handle. Let's face it. i had no idea what i was talking about. Hey, i'm still learning. buuuuut...I, i realized that that much travel on a hardtail that was built around 100mm of travel was kinda stupid and reckless. My frame would most likely have ended up broken and me in tears. I eventually went with a fork that has 85-130mm of travel and i absolutly love it!! it's great for what i do.