Quote Originally Posted by BadgerGirl View Post
Bounceswoosh, you have a good point. We are all different. I was just worries I would get a mtn bike that was too much suspension for a flat WI! He he. Alright, I need to be nice to WI...it has some good traits!
Thank you everybody for the help.
I ride my full suspension bike on trails that need it (for comfort over lots of rocks, not so much for drops), and I also ride it on flat dirt roads sometimes. Sure, you'll always get some bob, but what is your major worry in terms of going FS rather than hardtail?

You can also get lockout for front and back shocks. I had front lockout on my last mountain bike and found it a little weird, but both might be okay. For my current bike, I opted to believe the manufacturer; they claim their suspension design is so superior that lockouts aren't necessary ... I could have replaced the non-locking shock they used for the rear, but decided not to, and so far, I certainly haven't missed it. Not that I'd ever had it to compare.

Speaking of demoing -- you could demo a hardtail and a FS and see what you think on those WI trails.

If I had infinite money and room, I think I'd want a hardtail in my garage, just to have that option ... but with only one bike, FS can do more (comfortably) than hardtail.