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@lmananimal - I've bought a set of Sram X5 fat cranks the other day on ebay, would def. be interested in the raceface cranks but fear they may be beyond my budget.. how much are you after?
I went for the 19", I'm 6'1. However I haven't ridden it yet, so do no know if I've made the right decision..
@russmeyer - There hadn't been much progress for a while until this week, I've now ordered cranks ^ and also getting wheels built up currently by Seabass Cycles, in the end I went for 29+ as I found a good deal on some 35mm Easton ARC Plus rims.
Now trying to decide on:
1) Hydraulic or cable discs? Hydraulics are obviously better at braking, but planning to tour on this, and so cable discs would be easier..
2) what tyres to go for... I have no idea on this front, thinking something between 2.4 - 2.8 - anyone have any thoughts/ ideas? Will mostly be used for bikepacking, needs to be able to tackle the rock strewn dirt roads of yorkshire and similar, more focused on covering distance quickly than getting muddy and gnarly.