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Had a full-blown bromance with the Wolverine from day one. It's just really capable, and does absolutely everything I wanted it to. I must have had no more than 20psi in the tires on that first day and it still handled amazingly. I know a few people have had some grievances with the Horizons but they're absolutely perfect for what I need/that trip in general. They roll pretty fast on paved roads and float through rough stuff with no problem at all. Converting them to tubeless made a huge difference too. In general the bike was It's rock-steady when fully loaded, and actually very quick once it gets going. I don't think there's actually anything I'd change at this point, which is probably indicative of most builds I do (i.e. takes fucking ages but ends up being what I wanted). Oh and its comfortable as shit!
Wow, nice write up and great scenery! Those long gravel roads look like the stuff of dreams.
How was the Wolverine? What did you like most about it? Anything you'd change?