If you would like to try the downhill discipline you are close enough to rabbit hill. Decent trails for the middle of the prairies and you can rent full suspension bike there as well. As for using my bike as a commuter. I would be very cautious how much i spend. Bike thievery is common place when the cost of the bike goes up. And as you siad the sprtcheck bike might not be a bad choice if you were to leave it out in the open all day for people to see. Not to sound like a party pooper. Outside of that I pretty much agrre with all tony has to say. I have my fully for the DH stuff and a hardtail for the cruising around stuff, and am looking at another.
Sorry for the ramble
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