I'm riding again, on a '06 Rocky Mountain Slayer. It's a freeride bike, something you can get a little crazy with but still haul on the flat cross-country stuff. It has something ridiculous as far as suspension travel, I think it's like 6" all the way around. It's a great bike, I feel like I can comfortably push my limits & I'll never reach the bikes limit. That's a first. I took it out on a local ride a few weeks ago & it was too fun... if you could come up with the perfect trail in your head, that's what we rode. Some good technical stuff, nice 8-24" drops, mostly flat with some ascents & decents. It was a great time.
This fall I'll have to make a trip to Moab & ride Porcupine Rim again, that's an amazing trail. But this time, I'll take the shuttle to the trailhead & NOT ride in July.
Get a bike Brett... I might bring mine up to UT & ride AF Canyon in the next couple weeks.
Looks like a nice ride though. I used to ride all the time, just head up into the mountains with my old neighbor and hit whatever trail we could find.
Hmm.....well, I just looked at prices on your bike and....uhh....it's more than I paid for my Jeep
Anyway, I'm looking to start off a little cheaper first, probably hardtail for now as well, unless I can find a deal on a used FS. It's been years since I've been in this game, so thanks for any ideas.
I never said I bought it new... I bought it as a used bike from a rental fleet, owned by a local bike shop. It was kinda knocked around, but well maintained. There's no way I'd pay over $3k for a bike... my (used) Suzuki DRZ was less than my mtn bike was new. 
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