Well, I guess full suspension just isn't for me.
 

Got the first ride in back on the dmr, and to be honest, with the fox on there, it felt a lot like how my Cowan rode with the pike on there, which is a really good thing, I loved how that setup rode and handled like. While I really liked my fisher, I feel much more at home on the DMR than I ever have the fisher and I really never did anything on the fisher that I couldn't do on any hardtail I ever had built(Well, except for that mistake of a Oryx and Cannondale I had, those two repeatedly tried to kill me:twitchy:). Only issue I have right now, my talas has become a float due to the travel adjustment is permanently stuck at 140mm regardless of the knob positioning, which is ok the bike doesn't seem to be too slackened out.

Will I build up another full suspension bike in the future, probably, just not in the near future. So I gave it a try, and found, I'm just not ready for a full suspension bike and am going to go back to my roots.

Hard tails rock!

Good deal. 36 on a hardtail; seen a few setups like that that looked like they work pretty well. :thumb:

My flavor is a Lyrik, but same idea. Took me a while to find the fully frame that gave me the closest fit/feel to my hardtail, but now that I have, it was worth it.

Maybe something short travel, but slack/burly, like a slalom or "slopestyle" type dually would fit the bill?

Something like a Transition Double set up with a Pike up front seems like it would be a kick ass short travel trail bike, yet still have a really snappy feel. Granted the short TT and seat tubes' may not work for that for larger riders; I'm a short guy so they work for me.

I'm 6' with a 30" inseam, it's doable with me. The next bike is going to be a commencal of some kind with a Marzocchi 4X WC fork and will likely get a DMR Ex[ALT] to replace the current DMR.

http://www.dmrbikes.com/?Section=pro...temid=FRMExalt

Did a compare.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b2...24/compare.jpg

Nice looking. If I wasn't all settled in the hardtail frame department, these guys would be getting a phone call.

www.chromagbikes.com

Stylus....drool.

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I hear you, smashman...I find myself having more fun on the trail now than ever on my HT. I have more energy for one...but that connection issue that a lot of hardtail riders talk about is pretty valid. I feel like tweaking it out and get'n'funky on the trail is much more natural with mah Komodo than my XLT ever was.

Ya, they are good people, good riders and great bike builders :)

Smasy, 1x9 on the DMR? Hotness.

yeah, realized that after he posted the pics.