The bike is Santa Cruz's version of an all mountain bike, you can call it an enduro bike as it has 160mm of travel in the front and 5" of travel in the back. I can lock out the rear shock, it is a Fox RP23.

Going downhill at this place is best on a full suspension bike as it is rocky with tree roots, ruts, etc... Some of it is pretty gnarly. The people that wreck here need to be airlifted out by helicopter because the location is so remote. There are a lot of mtb accidents at this place.

Since the bike weighs in at 29.5 lbs, it is quite heavy to ride uphill. The 60 yo was in great shape for sure.