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I'll put this out there to all current or potential mtb coaches.  I coached basketball for twelve years (both boys and girls high school teams), coached soccer for five (girls high school), taught for seventeen years, and have ridden mtb for twenty+ yrs.  I'm not the greatest rider in the world, but have been told that I'm a fairly effective teacher/coach.  If you want to talk about approaches to help your coaching become more effective, message me.  It could be fun!

150 fork, or better yet, 150-130 dual position fork, swap the rims out for Stan's (you should be able to keep the hubs) with a wider internal width, and put on different tires (I went with Specialized Butcher/Purgatory combo) and you've got a bike that's dialed for up and down.
I debated going with a Range, Altitude, or Process 134. The Range wasn't as playful and didn't climb as well, the Altitude didn't climb the tech as well and wasn't as playful, and the Process with lockout wasn't available at the same price point as the alloy Sight.

I use one of those blue Ikea bags to throw my gear in. Perfect size, easy to carry, and its waterproof.

That would be great if my wife would stop draining her phone battery playing games.