With due respect, I don't get the "do more" argument. Get a bike that allows for physically harder, but maybe slightly mellower technical rides (i.e. hardtail, rigid bike, singlespeed, etc.). If you only have an hour, a short lap like that is perfect. Then on the weekends, grab the full-sus and go for a 2 hour climb before you hit all the fun on the downhill. Horses for courses, I guess, but it seems like the easy-out argument to me.
Oct. 2, 2020, 8:29 p.m. - Michel Vis
With due respect, I don't get the "do more" argument. Get a bike that allows for physically harder, but maybe slightly mellower technical rides (i.e. hardtail, rigid bike, singlespeed, etc.). If you only have an hour, a short lap like that is perfect. Then on the weekends, grab the full-sus and go for a 2 hour climb before you hit all the fun on the downhill. Horses for courses, I guess, but it seems like the easy-out argument to me.