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Yeah I agree, I just need a utility bike and that came up in Google. There is a rigid fork version for the same price as that particular one has an extra £75 off.
I know the mtl very well as I live pretty much on it. Tbh if my new commute wasn't so hilly I'd manage on my fixed. But Owd Betts 3 or 4 days a week would be too much for me.
Tbh the Rohloff one for £1250 just seems tooooo cheap to pass up.
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For the MTL probably be better off getting a cheap 29er or a cross bike. Pinnacle Ramin One is about 450 at the moment... or the next one up with a bouncy front is a shade over 500...
Larger tyres on a rigid bike > coil sus fork. The terrain round the MTL isn't too bad, depending on which way you go it's either a shit load of gates and some long draggy climbs or a shit load of gates and a bunch of short steep pushes. If you're riding round it at night, get a headlight or something bright as the dyno light it comes with is more of a 'be-seen' than 'to see' too.
Saying all that - I've seen people on supermarket BSOs rolling up and down various parts of the loop and Pennine Bridleway, so I'm sure you'll be fine whatever you end up with!