Originally Posted by
Rides4Beer
You went in looking for a road bike and they pointed you towards a mountain bike?? I could see them steering you towards an endurance type road bike, but a cross country mtb seems like an odd choice. Did you tell them you wanted to go offroad at all? I could see a gravel bike for something for more all around use, but that just seems like a weird jump for the LBS to make.
His point was that the Marlin is not a ‘true’ MTB and fairly well suited to road riding also. He said the aerodynamics of a road bike don’t really kick in until you ride 20+ miles in a single ride (not going to be the case for me for a while!). Plus I have the option of taking it off-road if needed.