Those Fairlight and Fearless bikes look nice! The Kepler seems a little to racey with that short headtube and almost counter slooping top tube.
The Genesis bikes look nice but in my experience they ride very slugish and indeed are a pound heavier than most other simular priced frames. So if your looking for a heavy loaded stable bike there it, lookin' for fun, not so much.
I'm half considering chucking a disc fork on the Rockhopper and maybe have the rear triangle modified to take a disc, then have the whole bike repainted.
I'm also looking for another rig.
Those Fairlight and Fearless bikes look nice! The Kepler seems a little to racey with that short headtube and almost counter slooping top tube.
The Genesis bikes look nice but in my experience they ride very slugish and indeed are a pound heavier than most other simular priced frames. So if your looking for a heavy loaded stable bike there it, lookin' for fun, not so much.