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https://www.polarsteps.com/AndyCox/3640082-european-divide-trail-quickly
http://www.tydomin.com/blog/singlespeeding-the-tour-divide-2017-part-1but also I don't want to just get an XC bike that's almost the same as my gravel bike. I want something that will cater for some skills improvement. That's why I was thinking bigger tyres for normal use and then if I was doing big distance race I could just stick on smaller, faster tyres.
Yeah, the duallie I rode had 140mm up front and bars wider than my house with 29x2.4.
It was sexy carbon though so was probably lighter than my Tripster :D
hippy
What are you using this for Hippo?
I think a modern XCish frame if it'll take bigger tyres with 100-120mm fork would be ideal for everything that isn't "trails". Distance riding off road, single track, climbing mountains etc
I've got a slack hardtail and if you point it downhill and over jumps, it's great but it's got a 140mm fork which makes the front end quite high and the steering is a bit twitchy on long flat sections or tarmac where that's necessary. Makes me feel a bit overbiked for my riding as I don't go to bike parks or get to trail centres very often.