Should be picking up a Bullit this weekend and looking for some setup opinions. I'll be taking it to Whistler for both the bike park and also hopefully some of the many other non-bikepark trails in the area. As I'll be living in Whistler Creek I'll have a 6km highway ride to get to Whistler and thus the chairlifts. Build will be quite downhill orientated as the frame is coming with a set of Boxxers. Because it'll be quite heavy and not much of a climber anyway, would a granny ring help out much or is it better to go 1x9 with a chain guide to eliminate annoying dropped chains?
Also I have heard about chain growth on full sussers - this will be my first FS so I don't really know how's best to set it up. I currently set my chain length via the way it tells you to on the Park Tool site - does this still apply or does it need to be a bit longer on the FS?