Pinnacle Arkose 2 here. Used as my main workhorse – commuting, towing kids, carrying kids, shopping
I’m usually in the higher gears when commuting, the middle gears when carrying shopping (both panniers and a basket on the rack), a kid on the rack or towing the trailer, or the lower gears if I’ve got kids and trying to get up a hill
Every now and then I’d love to have a higher gear, but that’s only really on a serious downhill.
I’m not that quick and not that fit compared to many, but the bike does 60-80 miles a week on average and it’s been great
The hydro brakes are excellent, really. The bike is used mainly on the road with a small bit of light track use. Hasn’t been off road much, haven’t dropped the chain yet