MTB race in Africa (in case you have not seen this yet).  Crazy!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=...   

Visibility was poor due to riding toward the setting sun.  Fernando hit a good sized rock, crashed, burned and his front chain ring bit 3 perfectly measured chunks out of his right calf.  He was a trooper and wanted to ride back to the school from near Calm!  He was bleeding pre...

Considering those last comments of yours, you definitely need to go FS.  You will appreciate the travel, dramatically increase the fun factor and will regret it if you go HT due to your anticipated riding style. 

Today is one year since surgery and I couldn't resist another post to close out the year.  I'd say I'm agout 80% there as far as strength goes and still working at it.  I can still feel that splintered piece of bone sticking out to the center left part of thigh.  As ...