Before kiddo came along I was happily doing 70-80 mile rides on my Habit, a 130/120 bike with a 67.5 deg HA. Was good - you could pedal it out to the hills, get a bit rad then pedal home without feeling like you’ve lugged around more than you had to.
A slack heavy 140mm bike does suck a bit for ride outs but a lighter more distance oriented 120mm bike is surprisingly good.