>>1926361>I saw a lot of people talking about the marlin 5-7 as being a lot more suited to commuter/road ridingAs did I. But that's more because of the limitations it has as an actual MTB.
>>Dual Sport 3 Gen 4 has suspension but Dual Sport 3 Gen 5 doesn't>how the fuck is this supposed to be just a new generationGen4 suspension was pretty shit anyways, like worse than the Marlin 5 suspension. I compared the two in-store and it doesn't have much give - meaning it would be a something to replace sooner rather than later.
>I'm fairly sure I clarified in the other thread but forgot to here, but this'd be like 90% paved roads (of various qualities) and then 10% cobbles, gravel, dirt (of various qualities as well). I mainly just want something that's sturdy and feels safe, I'm not too worried about going fast as much as going comfortable & secure for long distances.It's literally my first day on /n/ so I've been trying to get a lay of what and where people talk about certain things. Usage wise, we're pretty similar in terms of what we'd be riding on. I've also seen people buy a separate set of gravel tires and put them on a Marlin, but again if you're gonna put all this money into a bike it probably wiser to just pay more upfront and get what you want.
>(it's also kinda funny to me you just posted about hating the paint job in the other thread, after consulting so much about which bike to get.)kek. I honestly wanted the Dual Sport 2 Gen 5 since its a nice grey colour (pic related) but it lacks a 1x drivetrain and the front fork is alloy instead of carbon fiber. I'm probably just gonna buy hockey grip tape and make the bike look like a mummy. I don't trust myself to do a good enough job and repaint it, nor do I wanna spend equally as much as the bike on a paintjob.
