Hey Colin, yep the stock fork is still on the bike, I'll be heading to the states in a couple of months and probably pick up a fork well beyond my skills or requirements then, but in the interim, locking out the rear shock would be helpful on my daily riding. I've moved on from the "a bike for every purpose" school of thought and am liking the idea of one bike to just do everything. So with a second set of wheels to give me road-going tread, I'm using the same bike for riding to work, riding to the shops, riding with my daughters, as well as hoofing it down single-track and regular bmx-for-adults type fun.

So its really just to give me a bit less bob and bounce on the cycleways, and if I remember to flick the lever, I might even see some benefits in the forest too!