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A lot depends on what you mean by "trail/downhill" and by "work". It wasn't that long ago that a full squish 100mm fork bike was a full on downhill machine. However, the big drawback to that bike as a descender is the relatively steep head angles. Putting a bigger fork will help with that, but it won't help with the issue of how robust the parts are ...


Depends on your riding style. If you feel that riding on trails is too jarring to your wrists and don't like drop bars, then go for the crosstrail. It's a hybrid, it's kind of part way to mountain bike, but not really suited to agressive offroad riding. On this bike you'll be more upright than on a road bike, You're in a less agressive postion for road ...

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