Purchased one last week. Complete bike.
First thing. Alpkit people really looked after me. Went up and test rode one with no charge. Built the complete bike while I waited.
For the price you can’t go wrong. Rides spot on. Took it in fully rigid.
No concerns about the rigid fork at all. Comparison to steel, there us none as you are running 2.4 inch rubber at 25 psi. Fully loaded with 20kg of gear is identical to it being empty. No BB away. Yes slower but perfect for packing.
Way to much negativity about the boost situation in my opinion, especially if taking a complete bike, it’s too cheap to be concerned. Yes I understand if using up your spares or converting another bike which was my original plan but in this case I just have another bike.
Alpkit is also someone I hugely recommend. Service was exceptional. Neil built the bike in 2 hours for me so I didn’t have to call back, I expected some faults here but not a single bolt lose or anything out of line.
And note they have 3 shops not 2!!