Recovering some ground from prior post because I'm indecisive as all getout.
Having trouble deciding, so I'll turn it over to the collective (un)wisdom of CB.
Assume the following:
-Same price for either build (Epic Evo Expert vs. 115 T1)
-My local trails - Mostly aggressive XC style trails. Lots of short, punchy technical climbs followed by fast flowy descents and creek crossings. Tight, twisty, rooty forest sections and flat rock gardens in between. No fire road climbs or huge elevation changes.
-Already have a 135mm Fezzari Delano Peak (which I love), so looking for a more DC/XC/whatever kinda bike. And yes, I've already read all the reviews and comparos out there from pinkbike, bikemag, etc.