Damn!
The 29er/SS Borg are now assimilating the young?! Um, uh, welcome.
Nice ride. You'll find that there are all sorts of body parts that will hurt after wrenching a SS around that didn't with a geared bike.
I took my Rig out for a 3hr romp at Mahlon yesterday (kids and wife were down the shore->FREEDOM!)...'think I hit just about every trail. After mashing up those hills at MD, the last hour was tough. Legs, arms, shoulders, lower back, lungs, heart, everything was shot. Honestly, today I feel like I did a century yesterday.
Oh, and another thing, when you ride that thing w/o a riding partner with a geared bike, be careful! Yesterday was the first time on my SS alone and the damn thing is so quiet that you roll up on all sorts of woodland creatures. Damn near hit 5-6 critters yesterday. With the buzzing of the Chris King on the back of my Turner, this was never a problem before.
After you ride the Mary couple of times, hop on your 26er and post your thoughts. After camping next week, I'm gonna' dust off the Turner and do the same. s/b interesting.