Originally Posted by Ogsarg

It would help to tell people what kind of riding you will be using it for. Street, trails, commuting, etc. For street use and relatively smooth trails/gravel, I think most would not bother with the suspension fork but that may be important to you. At the end of the day, if you are happy with the bike, and use it, that is what is important.

P.S. On the Trek website they list the bike at $519.00 so I would question why it's $539.00.