Well I was in the same situation as you and in the end I went for a big wig . Just come back from exmoor and with 120mm forks it was fantastic , rocks were bouncing of it and it didn’t phase the wig 🙂 mine weighs 26.7lbs with slx , XT and hope hoops . Round my local woods its a right blast ! Even better than my whyte m109 full Suss . It’s comfy too since its steel . Hope this helps