Thanks!I am here now laying in my hammock post ride. I am riding a geared hardtail and it is super fun. I have been noticing on avg, there is ~600ft of climbing per 20 miles. Power climbs but not tons of elevation in aggregate. It is super fun. I do not really jump stuff andI think a hardtail is fine (for the record I only own XC hardtails). Some day I will bring my SS; it would be a hoot. If you want to send it in the Vortex, bring a trail bike. Also visit the Croom Trails, Alafia and Balm Boyette if you make the trip. I use to hate FLA but central FLA is a bit different with lots of Scrub Forest. Hope you make the trip!!
This doesn't make sense this winter now that it's mid-February and I'm tied up for the next few months but I want to see if I can make this happen in a 2022/2023 winter trip.