I second the suggestion to go hardtail . Unless you ' re competitively racing dual slalom or doing gnarly slopestyle courses , a full suspension is just gonna hold you back . <| sep |> This article sounds like it was written by someone with communist ideals . Opposing individuality and saying that everyone will eventually become part of the machine . Saying that personal liberties aren ' t important . These ideals , though , always have and always will be on the wrong side of history . Regardless , China ' s economy is going downhill . Business ethics have taken a dive in recent years , and it shows in their economy . The RMB has already dropped from 1 USD for 6 . 5 RMB to 1 for 6 . 7 , and is predicted to fall to 7 . 5 by the end of the year . People are pulling out and moving to other countries with less hassle . Not to mention the very prevalent prejudices in Asian cultures , especially more homogenous ones . This doesn ' t speak for the rest of the Asian countries , but I can say that China is a massive crux of them all . Whatever rise this author think is happening is most definitely not going to happen .