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Sounds like surly straggler.
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All this is obtainable if you stop hating on the chain tensioner.
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Not sure what your budget is but how about a Trek Checkpoint-alr-4 . It has most of your options. Can be run SS or geared. I test rode one a month ago. Felt planted and stable (but not boring).
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@Chalfie
I guess what I'm after is disc brakes, gear hanging option, carbon fork, forward facing horizontal dropouts, horizontal top tube, mudguards and rack.