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Yeah, weight for me is less of an issue. I got tired of seeing 600W pegged just to get my fat arse and the Tripster up the steeper stuff here. Now I have the 30T up front I can chill out a little bit more but it makes my rest days less resty and more "ow, my back".
My brain is my limiter so I'm not sure having a trail bike would make me try dumb stuff. What it would do is allow me to fuck up on the stuff I do ride, less, I hope.
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My brain is my limiter so I'm not sure having a trail bike would make me try dumb stuff. What it would do is allow me to fuck up on the stuff I do ride, less, I hope.
Considering the daft long events you tend to ride, a more 'forgiving' ( bigger tyres/relaxed geometry/extra squish ) bike would seem appropriate when you're falling asleep in the saddle
BareNecessities
Well, maybe if you added some decent components to it it would get in that ball park, but in comparison to a true XC lightweight it's still quite heavy. Mine comes in at a smidge under 12kg I'd guess, but that's with a dropper added and XL frame size.
I elected XC vs something more capable like the Fuse for example, because I need to ride up hills all the time here. The other reason is because it acts as limiter for my stupidity: I know the bike is not a trail bike and I won't try ride it like one even though I lack the skill.
That said, it's taken me down some pretty bumpy stuff though where on my gravel bike I'd have died for sure. And on the rockier uphills I nearly matched some times I set on my Wolverine, even when they were set when I gave it a red hot try.