i dont see any reason why it shouldnt be able to take your weight. if you are really concerned with the suspension giving out, you can upgrade them or send it in to push industries to be tuned for your weight.
read around on these forums. the SJ is well worth the price jump. especially when you get the brain on there. i'd say get the Sj if you arnt in a financial bind
i second the SJ, the xc is a nice bike i used to own one, the frame is good but i didnt like the fork, i felt like i was going over the bars going downhill, the brakes i didnt like either, even the low end stumpjumper comp doesnt have a bad spec i would aim for that one
I know the SJ's are awesome.. Im stretching my budget with the XC as it is... so tacking another $1,000 for the base SJ is probably not going to be possible. Amazing machines though.
What about splitting the difference and getting a Pitch Comp MSRP $2050? It's beefier than the XC or the SJ, and you're going to be losing the weight of the bike anyway, so the extra 5-10# isn't going to matter.
Or find a nice used 05-06 Enduro 150mm (overbuilt long travel Enduro prior to the new Enduro SL models).
Not sure wether this helps or not but I have an 08 fsr xc expert and at the time of purchase I weighed 260ish(235 now). The only thing I had to do was get the stiffer spring for the fork which I do recommend. I'm pretty hard on stuff and the bike held up great for all the abuse I gave it. The only problems that I've encountered was a broken seat and I lost the rebound on the rear shock. I just bought a new seat and the shock was repaired under warranty. I have a buddy with a comp that weighs 300ish and he has no problems whatsoever. They are great bikes, you should be very happy.
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