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Thanks for the input!
Hmm.. Decisions, decisions. The alu fork is a concern for sure, but i figured it would be less relevant with the massive tyres. It sounds like the Pine Mountain wins, but they don't seem to be available at any LBS where i am, and I've just noticed that Tredz charges 140 quid for postage to EU :/
CharlieHeroCph-
Rutland Cycling are a bit cheaper to Denmark, if that's where you are
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And JE James appear to be even cheaper at £18.40, but you'd have to wait for them to order the bike in
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The alu fork is a concern for sure...
A common experience among cyclists, but Stu from Bearbones reckons it may not be an issue on the Frontier:
http://bearbonesbikepacking.blogspot.com/2017/07/sonder-frontier-tried-and-tested.html#!/2017/07/sonder-frontier-tried-and-tested.html
TvH
Bearlegged
It's a tricky one. I like the Pine Mountain frameset a lot better than the Sonder (especially as it seems to have an aluminium fork, which is a bit off-putting), but not having triple bosses on the fork seems an oversight. On the Pine Mountain, Deore with a Sunrace 11-42 is a sensible spec, and cheap to run and maintain, and the Acera brakes, while not as nice as Deore, are probably decent and mineral oil is easier to deal with than DOT in the SRAM levels. On the other hand, the wheels on the Sonder look to be a better spec, with a 45 mm internal width over the Marin's 38. Tricky stuff!