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According to the spiel, they have increased the tyre and mud clearance on the SL. May drop them an e-mail re 650b, see what they say. I like the idea that its 'made for racing' as you say, rather than the Full Monty.
I love my Soma GR, but thinking a 650b which is more aggressive (and cheaper/lighter!), could be fun too, and also something I can feel slightly less precious about.
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Here is the XLS clearance with 33c, the frame doesn't widen much to allow for 650b to really work, hopefully this new SL has fixed that.
Just realised it's a new model!
spinnnout
If the XLA is like the XLS, be careful on max tyre clearance, you really can't go bigger than 33c on the XLS (even with 650b it'd be a struggle), it's built for racing.
I can't see it mentioned in the description, where as the Full Monty says 40c and would be better for gravel duties.