My issues always lie within my need to keep up with my riding buddies vs. having the time of my life on my bike.

My perfect ride would be a SC Bullit with Prob. a 36 Vanilla...somewhere around 32-34lbs or so. I'd have a 2ring with guide. I'd take my dadgum time climbing up hills and dadgum enjoy the heck out of the descents.

My problem therein lies being able to keep up with the XC ****ers that I ride with that like to middle-ring the climbs. No way I could do it on a Bullit...hence I'm back to the hardtail as well.

Can't afford to have 2 nice bikes. Always flipping back and forth in my mind though about a Heckler to do it all.