Originally Posted by
KerryIrons
None of us know your financial circumstances or your riding mix. If cost is no object, then sure, get another bike even if it is mostly going to sit unused. If you're trying to justify it on a "value" basis, I'm not hearing that you really need a bike for that specific type of ride when your MTB seems to fill the bill when locked out. That said, we also don't know anything about the MTB and how well suited it is for the "CX role." You are the only one who knows these things.
Fair point on the budget. I am just cheap when it comes to these things. The Checkpoint ALR 5 looks good at 2k. But, I am having issues justifying that when the HT with a rigid fork basically meets the reqs. In the original you would of noticed I am no longer racing cx.