In my hunt for a new bike, this one has risen to the top for me. A big thanks to [MENTION=385973]mstateglfr[/MENTION] for making me aware of this one. My main concern with it is ending up with a defect issue and it being from overseas. I wonder what would happen if that were the case? Beyond that, I don't want hydraulic brakes, but those could be easily swapped out for mechanical. Also, those are Deore hubs on this bike, correct?

They've made a few updates and upgrades to the bike for this model year. They've updated the frame, looks like they've upgraded the hubs from Alivio to Deore, swapped out the drops for a flat, and added disc brakes. Sounds like a good one to me. Comes stock with Schwalbe Marathons, oh yeah!

Does anyone here own any year model of this bike? I'm about ready to pull the trigger on it...
2017 Ridgeback - Expedition