I'd want a slacker HT angle if it was me and I planned to actually shred off road on this?
I'd also suggest some rack mounts for any potential overnighters, would be lots more fun not to have to have a backpack or poorly secured luggage!
Perhaps worth considering seat tube size and routing with a view to being able to add a dropper seatpost too? That and mounts for a rear disc brake too would make for an epic all rounder that you could change around a bit to suit when it's finished...
Maybe give some thought to how geometry would be affected if you decided to put a Lauf fork on it at some stage too, you'd pretty much have my dream off road mile munched there then!
Pink sparkles indisputably the right choice here though.
All good suggestions, however, I already have my Ogre and Wolverine that cover all the bases when it comes to lugging stuff over proper distances off road.
I think the fun of this will be keeping it as simple and as “track bike” as possible.
You're in Edinburgh right? Who's your friend who's building it then? I know of Shand and Andy at Eastside Bikes, are there more? I'd like to get into framebuilding/custom frames etc. so just like to be aware of the people who I might want to talk to one day :)
I'd want a slacker HT angle if it was me and I planned to actually shred off road on this?
I'd also suggest some rack mounts for any potential overnighters, would be lots more fun not to have to have a backpack or poorly secured luggage!
Perhaps worth considering seat tube size and routing with a view to being able to add a dropper seatpost too? That and mounts for a rear disc brake too would make for an epic all rounder that you could change around a bit to suit when it's finished...
Maybe give some thought to how geometry would be affected if you decided to put a Lauf fork on it at some stage too, you'd pretty much have my dream off road mile munched there then!
Pink sparkles indisputably the right choice here though.