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More google-fu by the op will be needed to meet the op's actual needs.
From memory a LHT can run a limited size in 700c on the 26" based frame, when touring around the world this opens up options of easily sourced replacement wheels/rim rebuilds and tire choice. Try finding 650b in third world countries !
I would rethink the bar tape. This is your primary contact point, a bit of cotton tape while light weight might be hard going on hands/wrists.
Check out planet X for cheap bar tape, consider gel inserts or a double wrap on the tape for long hauling comfort.
Surlys have a rep for burly which is why some buy them. Steel can be repaired anywhere in the world with ease, may not be pretty but it can be fixed easier than Alu/carbon/Ti frames.
So far my KM has been a DH racer and XC racer, i think it's earnt a bit of touring light duties for surviving being cartwheeled down mountains :)