Originally Posted by Jeff Neese

I've never ridden one but the reviews of the Felt B12 indicate that the handling is great (not "dubious") and that it's very comfortable. I agree that there may be better choices, but we were asked to pick from those three specific bikes. I'm saying the Felt is the best among those three and would be a good choice for his particular use case. The Diverge is more versatile, but it's just a generic mid-level bike with an aluminum frame, and according to reviews the quality of the Tommasso is somewhat sketchy. Even if the OP buys other bikes in the future for other types of riding, at least the Felt would be a keeper and he'd pull that one out for the smooth, paved roads and trails.

Edit: Plus, he's going to get a lot more "Cool bike, bro!" comments riding the Felt. Nobody's going to notice the Diverge.