wilko said:
Hi, thanks for your prompt reply. I plan to use it mainly on the road, with occasional excursions down tracks or tow path. Apologies if I've posted this in the wrong place!
Ah, you're one of those "occasional excursion down tracks or tow path" type cyclists are you. You see if you're riding mainly on road, you would be better with a drop barred, 700c wheeled, thin tyred road bike, as they are faster and more comfortable for the road - but that throws a bit of a spanner in the works.
Just ask yourself exactly WHY you plan on 'occasional excursions down tracks or tow paths' (and whether you actually truthfully do), as long as it's not because of trepidation towards getting an out-and-out road bike and simply to fend off such recommendations, from your own self as much as anything.
but if you've thought about that and you are still intent on going down gravelly tracks, then that bike's probably ok - you could do a lot worse, but there's two things I don't like about it - one, you don't need suspension forks for 'occasional excursions down tracks and tow path', you only need suspension forks for proper MTBing, and if you're doing that you need better ones than them.
Also I'm not too keen on mechanical disk brakes, personally - 'cos normally only one pad moves rather than both the pads moving towards each other as with hydraulics. People will say 'ah but they work perfectly well', but imho it just doesn't sit right that the rotor moves.
