Originally Posted by
Wanderer
I'm a proponent of buying the best you can, when you can.
I believe the 7.4 Disc is a better bike, and a better buy, than the 7.2, at their price points.
When you add in the Roam and DS, they are a completely different animal, as they are different types. If you don't NEED a suspension, you are better off without one.
MHO, for what it's worth. If it were me, the 7.4 disc would be hanging in my garage right now.
I can understand that train of thought and am very much of the same mind set.
How ever at $880 before tax, am I not better off looking at something just a little higher in price that is even better purpose built?
For instance $880 for the FX is on the upper end of the scale for that series of bikes, however it is the entry point for something like the Crossrip. Or even the Specialized Sirrus Elite (I guess even the specialized dealers are out of the Sirrus Sport making room for the 2016 models.)