Thanks for the responses. After thinking about it, I'm definitely going to take the next step up to the FX3 Disc or the Coda Comp. Is there any other similar bike in this price range $800 I should look at before making a decision?
Since riding on the beach isn't something that will work with this bike, I'm just going to take my current mountain bike on the vacation that we do the beach riding and then I won't need to worry about it.