Originally Posted by
MRT2
Check with your LBS. You may feel more comfortable on a mountain bike, but I don't see why, with a little help from the bike shop maybe beefing up the back wheel and seatpost, why you couldn't make something like an Escape 0 work for you.
So you don't think the aluminum alloy frame will be an issue at all?
Also I just found out there is a trek retailer about an hour drive from me, of the two brands is there any reason one would be better than the other?