It's a great bike and I am enjoying it for the purpose I bought it for - riding technical off-road trails.
Pretty sure it's capable enough to make an aggressive gravel bike or a decent, eyeletless, road bike. But probably not what it's been conceived for. Anyway, bikes these days are good at everything you want them to, so just buy a bike that gets you excited to ride it.
But I must concur it'd kill me to ride with strap on mudguards for 8months a year. You can probably get a Ti all-road/endurance bike which would be just as capable for that 20% offroad
Exactly my thoughts - thanks for confirming them! This is what I’ve been alternating between winter road and off-road use at the moment and it’s doing great.
It's a great bike and I am enjoying it for the purpose I bought it for - riding technical off-road trails.
Pretty sure it's capable enough to make an aggressive gravel bike or a decent, eyeletless, road bike. But probably not what it's been conceived for. Anyway, bikes these days are good at everything you want them to, so just buy a bike that gets you excited to ride it.
But I must concur it'd kill me to ride with strap on mudguards for 8months a year. You can probably get a Ti all-road/endurance bike which would be just as capable for that 20% offroad