I've been shopping for a new bike since I've realized that my problems with my Crosstrail are due to it being smaller than what I should have gotten. I bought a 17.5 inch bike when I should have purchased a 19 incher.
Well, I went to my LBS to look at other Crosstrails. They didn't have any. But they did have a Toughroad SLR2. I tested and I have to say.............SUPER WOW!!!!! That bike is fun to ride. I get it now why some of you really enjoy this bike!.
It wasn't a very long ride, since the parking lot was really busy and lots of wind. I'm planning on test riding it again soon. I'm just kind of concerned about having an Acera derailleur when I'm used to using the Alivio on my Crosstrail and playing around on my son's GT mountain bike that has a Deore. If I get this bike, chances are good that I will swap that derailleur out for a Deore.
But that is a very impressive bike.