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It’s pretty much as @JB described. It’s perfect for mixed-surface rides, which I do quite a bit around Epping into Essex. 30km-ish on lanes with 20km-ish diving into the forest or good bridleways. I related a bit to that angry guy on YouTube but at the same time thought he was talking nonsense: yes, USA-style gravel doesn’t exist here, but all-road riding is readily available and a joy.
It’s marginally slower than my 29er through Epping Forest, but it’s far quicker on the tarmac to and from. And it’s much more exciting to skitter across the gravel paths on 47c slicks. Underbiking is fun!
@t.b. I haven’t done any longer tours on it yet but I have done 100km+ rides. It really is a road bike with fat tyres. It’s very different to a Straggler or modern gravel bike with slack geo.
I built it after riding an Ardennes off-road tour last summer on an adapted 26" Rockhopper. It was perfect in the woods but terrible on the road. The Midnight Special should solve that problem.