Greetings,
I too ride a hardtail, as you should know. I love my P.3, because it will do just about anything I ask of it. The only damage I have done so far was off of a two story drop, which I did not land. It broke the front brake handle off, the front shifter, and ruined the rear tire. I only got the wind knocked out of me, because I was wearing full pads including a mouth guard and cup.