the v2 is really meant for smaller riders, it even says under 90 pounds. It really depends on your riding style though, and seeing that you say your ride "pretty hard" it's not a good choice. My friend has one, he's only 85 pounds and the biggest thing he did on it was a 5 stair. It's already cracked at the dropouts and at the headtube. I would say get the v2i. They're much stronger and only like 30 dollars more expensive. So overall the v2, it's not strong, and it's definitley not worth the 90 bucks. Get a v2i!