Yeah, it sounds like you'll probably be ok since you're accustomed to skinny tire road bikes.
I'm from the world of fat tire (hard tail) mountain bikes so the Scott SUB 20 was quite uncomfortable for me. My daily ride is now a Marin Muirwoods 29er, a rigid hybrid with 700x38 tires. It took all of a 15 minute test ride to get me grinning from ear to ear.
The Scott SUB 20 was definitely better in the get up and go department, but I couldn't stand the ride.
The hydraulic discs, Shimano M486 on the SUB20, were sweet and I prefer them over the mechanical discs on my Muirwoods.
Last edited by jsdavis; 06-07-11 at 08:37 PM.