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TBH this year it might whichever one you can get a hold of. But my uninformed analysis:
Richey has slightly less clearance (2mm) but a carbon fork, so it'll be a bit lighter but you can't fit a front rack (may or may not matter to you, you can still fit cargo cages to the Ritchey).
I guess you can only get the Ritchey as a frameset so maybe the idea of a full custom build appeals to you or doesn't.
Both will probably work fine for what you describe. I would advise you to just buy whichever appeals to you a bit more and leave the finer points to dorks.
Belagerent
Hi all, first post sorry if this is the wrong thread but what would your pick be out of a Kona Sutra Ltd vs. Ritchey Outback? Has anyone ridden either? The Kona seems more versatile but I keep hearing great things of the Outback and seems great unloaded too.
https://konaworld.com/sutra_ltd.cfm
https://eu.ritcheylogic.com/eu_en/bike/frames/outback-frameset
Looking for something better suited to longer rides to the coast/Chilterns/Cotswolds than my NoLogo SS and coming from an xc mtb background.