Originally Posted by
njkayaker
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As far as I can tell, you really only "need" at most 4 bicycles (touring, fast road, mountain bike, full suspension mountain bike).
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You just described my stable.
I never ride my 520 (similar to LHT) on group rides - I would be dropped like a rock. Road bike for road / group rides, tour bike for touring and the grocery store, FS MTB for MTB'ing, and hardtail just because I wouldn't get any money selling it and it's a nice bike.
The LHT would be a fine commuter, a crummy MTB, and a crummy group/fast bike.