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Who's riding what and why?
For me, I do a fair bit of endurance racing, and over the years, my "race" bike has become a 120 mm Trek Fuel EX because it is SO much more fun while training and just riding than a true 100 mm race whip.
I've also got a 140 mm Trek Remedy for more rugged trail riding and the occasional sojourn to Moab. Although it only has 20 mm more travel than the Fuel EX, its suspension curve is quite a bit softer off the top, so it rides significantly cushier.
Both in 29 (always remember one of the cardinal rules in serious mountain biking: Pick a wheel size, and be a man named Richard about it).
For me, I do a fair bit of endurance racing, and over the years, my "race" bike has become a 120 mm Trek Fuel EX because it is SO much more fun while training and just riding than a true 100 mm race whip.
I've also got a 140 mm Trek Remedy for more rugged trail riding and the occasional sojourn to Moab. Although it only has 20 mm more travel than the Fuel EX, its suspension curve is quite a bit softer off the top, so it rides significantly cushier.
Both in 29 (always remember one of the cardinal rules in serious mountain biking: Pick a wheel size, and be a man named Richard about it).