Sorry about the contentious title, it's not as brittle as it may appear.
I ride an Orange Five and have done for four years, but I'm starting to miss the lower maintenance aspect of my old hard tail (or to put it another way- I cant afford to get the rear shock serviced) and I'm missing the more interactive aspect of trail riding on a HT- that and the fact that it's easier to get jumps off tree roots on a HT.
So I thought I might get a HT frame and swap my stuff over and go back to the full sus when the season becomes more suitable for a full sus- the trouble is I can't think when this season is!
I bought the Five for a move to a more mountainous region abroad which never happened and do love the "ride anything" proto D/H advantages of it. I currently live in Notts and ride swoopy single track and day long XC trips.
I'm just curious as to what makes people choose which bike if they own or have access to both types.
) I've more recently found myself keeping the full sus bikes in the garage and riding my hardtail (with an Alfine geared hub no less for even less maintenance) way more, as I can just ride it, leave it covered in mud, then ride it again the next day or day after etc...
