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45 minutes ago, mack_turtle said:

How f-ing BORING to engage in activity where the challenge is being engineered out by the equipment! I ride because it is challenging, so there's a threshold at which a more capable bike just feels like cheating.

Interesting post mack_turtle. And I agree (for all the very little I know), but where is that threshold? You could argue that FS bikes make riding over technical stuff much easier than HT. And a suspension fork on a HT easier than rigid fork, etc.  Is changing the tire/wheel sizes and frame angles/lengths any more radical than adding suspension to bikes? Probably not. But it all adds up to "easier" I suppose.  What's the next evolution? electronic assists, auto-adjusting suspensions of some sort, gyros?  

Wow, that's a long reach. Here are some numbers for what seem to be popular 27.5 HTs I've been comparing. 

I only have wheelbase, reach, and head tube angle. The numbers are for the med/large models. 

I've been asking the same questions as I research a new bike. Most of the advice here centers around FS bikes. Curious to hear recommendations around HTs,

What's a "good" example HT geo for this area?  

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EDIT: I didn't end up grabbing this one, but with a $1650 retail + tax = $1785 + cost to convert to tubeless this is a great deal. Basically $500+ off an essentially brand new bike.