For what it's worth I ended up going with the Roam 2. If roads are uneven the springy fork does take some of the sharpness out of the bump so I mostly leave it unlocked unless I am climbing a big hill and standing up. I also put 32mm road oriented tires on it and it made a pretty nice difference. I do light off-roading every now and then and it works great. I am glad I saved my money over the Roam 1 and the bike really does shift and run very quickly and is very smooth. Hope this helps! I am very satisfied with my purchase. Honestly I feel if I would've went with the tuffroad I would've lost too much efficiency for the kind of riding I do.