Originally Posted by
dimi
It’s always the same answer, “It depends on what you ride”. For more flowy/pedally trails “relatively modern” geometry is good enough, and I think the really long bikes take away from fun. The Megatower is also A LOT of bike. Not a lot of places this side of the continental divide to put that bruiser to use.
For me, versatility is key as I don’t want to maintain 2 mountain bikes. So its got to be able to do the Husky/Moose/Bragg/Razors type of terrain, the odd bike park day, and most of anything in the North Shore – Pemberton corridor.
On that note I ordered a Stumpy Evo in December, who knows if it’ll ever get here though. 160/150mm. STA 77 which is perfect, HTA 63.0-65.5 so I can set it up as a trail bike, or borderline downhill bike. S5 frame is 6.8 lbs which is light. Most of all, the frame storage is a gamechanger so on short-medium rides I won’t even have a fanny pack.