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There are some pretty significant differences between those frames. The first generation Blizzard is closer to the Kona Wo in terms of its numbers, specifically the 197 rear end and 455mm chainstay. Wozo has a narrower bottom bracket and 177 rear axle and a super short 420mm rear end.

In that case you get a really rad drop bar bike with disc brakes, hydraulic if you like, whatever tires you want from 650b rando tires to 27.5 mountain bike tires to 700c road/touring tires and 29″ mountain bike tires. A truly front- of-the-wave bike that does way more than the bikes of only a few years ago.

And in the mountain bike you get something that covers the categories most people consider adventure / xc and certainly slower speed technical descending, but the reality is DH and AM/Enduro imply a different speed/pace of riding technical terrain and most would not consider a hardtail appropriate for that kind of riding.

Personally I'm really into both of these categories of bikes right now, but where the drop bar bike is forward-thinking, the hardtail / rigid mountain bike is a legacy / enthusiast / slower speed fun bike with modern brakes and drivetrain.

I shot this photo, and I didn't even make that connection. Stare at it long enough and you'll find Red the dog!

@boomforeal look at that!

Assuming front and rear ends always compress at the same rate, that is true.

How about those trail numbers at full compression?

I honestly do wonder how far you might get with that. Sounds like you're looking for a very wide, groomed trail. Nothing with that heavy wet snow covering almost everything right now.

Given where you live, you'd better.

I dropped 10 kg with My Fitness Pal and regular exercise this time last year. It was really useful to be able to see where things like seconds at dinner and bread/baked goods instead of veggies for snacks was helping me keep that weight on. Prior to that I'd done pretty well self-regulating with higher than average exercise levels, but it eventually hit me that I'd need to confront it head on and the app was quite helpful.

This reminds me Andrew, I've got a No Garmin No Rules sticker for you at the next #coffeeoutsideyvr 🙂