>>128194I prefer rails to trails over actual mountain biking because it's nicer. If there are any Ohioans around Dayton area one of the best trails there is runs from the Oregonia south to Milford or vice versa. It's wooded nearly the entire way, follows along side the Little Miami scenic river, goes through Fort Ancient, goes through the back woods property of King's Island and under the Jeremiah Morrow Bridge, the largest bridge in Ohio.
>Picture related, the bridge, the bike trail under and the Little Miami River the trail follows. Mountain biking is fun though. Personally, I'd ditch the rear suspension unless I was exclusively downhill racing.