some details of my bike 'cause i've been asked for: it's a votec v.dirt with 100mm rock shox argyle 409 fork, formula oro bianco 200/180 brakes, mavic deemax wheel-set and truvativ holzfeller parts. i used to ride maxxis minion 2,5 single ply tires, but changed to schwalbe muddy mary 2,5 fr because of more volume and better damping. this is my suggestion for a hardtail freeride bike that's able to do single trail rocking and big jumps : )