Appreciation?

Its funny, riding a hardtail for the last 3 weeks I've been really buzzing about taking things back to basics and how fun it's been.
This week I decided to take out the Coiler Dee-lux again - as it hadn't been used since Scotland...

Yeah a bit more hard work on the climbs (not much though and think of the fitness!) but what a difference on Charity Lane! Wow, perhaps taking riskier lines then last week because of the increased speed but because I'd been riding the smoothest line on the hardtail, that turned out to become the fastest line (for me anyway) on the full suss so beans beans beans. Great fun. Really attacking and down the bottom with a HUGE smile... to coin a phrase 'smiles for miles'.

The rooty singletrack was a delight... nice and dry and such a contrast to Charity Lane, whereas last week I found it slippery and unpredictable it was dry and fast last night.
I guess riding a hardtail and then a full suss makes you appreciate both more - and certainly brings on your basic skill levels. I reckon it makes me a better rider. I certainly appreciate having two bikes!