You simply need to take a quick look at the almost exclusively XC set-ups here to see there’s no way any of the BFe’s on this thread are being ridden harder than any of those forks are capable of handling. the only thing hard hitting about them is the massive forks and I’d bet most still have the standard medium divey spring in.
GW – standard medium divey spring removed and fitted with an x-firm on my Sektors, my BFe does get ridden hard too! Forks were awful with the standard spring, at 14st fully kitted up i really shouldn’t be needing an x firm, rockshox definately got the spring rates wrong on these forks. Ride with my forks between 120mm and 130mm, feels weird with any more travel even on bigger/steeper stuff. Just because a frame is warrantied for 160mm forks doesn’t mean you have to use them. Each to there own though i suppose.