i found mtb as a way to stay sane during my summers away from snowboarding and now its just kinda taken over. Cut my teeth in the Tetons, Spent a couple seasons in the NW, but there's no place like home!
So basically hardly anything in it and all down to what bike suits your riding the best. Let's have some short travel trail bikes up... Transition scout, SC 5010 etc.
This is the best bike test I've read in over a year, mostly because it is for DH bikes. More DH Bikes please. Also, a third testbrider would be good, especially when combining the segment times to get a clearer picture. Two people is just not quite enough to really solidify a trend in how a bike handles. I also offer myself as the third test rider.