Hello!

I am looking at potentially buying a Trek DS 8.x. The main difference between the 8.4 and the 8.5 is the remote lockout of the front suspension.

When I'm thinking about these suspensions, the main thing I wonder is what the purpose is of having lockout if it is not remote, in the middle of a ride, how realistic is it that you would switch to a paved road, hop off the bike, and manually lock your suspension out? Is this something that would be worth $300.00 if I'm used to riding cro-Molly hard tails with no suspension?