Take the word "needed" lightly, im more wondering whats the general consensus on whether the shore is one of the few places where its actually justified riding a 160-170mm enduro bike vs a ~150mm trail bike. Everywhere you read about how most people are over-biked for the majority of their riding, and how most places are probably better suited for a trail bike vs an enduro bike...but i feel like the type of technical riding in our little pocket (the shore/whistler) isnt quite like the rest of the world (or maybe it is, i could be wrong..i dont get to travel much :( ).
I know you can ride any trail basically on any bike (i grew up riding the north shore on a hard tail and V-Brakes for example) but im wondering who out there there went for the "trail" category of bike and finds it to be ample bike for the north shore..(more talking seymour/fromme/squamish/whistler...cypress is a bit of a different beast).
asking as im about to invest in a new bike within the next few months that i will ride for years (wont be swapping bikes every year or two).