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I'd say take a look at a Genesis Vagabond frame. It's got a relatively high front end and will take 2.2" tyres in 29" or 650b with space to spare. Mine is set of 2x11, but it'll take 1x easily (it has a 68mm BB, so is compatible with MTB or Road chainsets).
There's every conceivable braze on, so it's a really good touring frame.On the road it's OK, I've only run it with 700x40c tyres and I had no real complaints.
It really does shine off-road though. It seems happy to roll through or over anything and gives a very comfortable ride.
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I am bored of shaking myself to bits/ worrying about flats/ worrying about dinged rims while riding around on 35mm tires, so I'm thinking of swapping out my frameset (spesh Diverge 2016) for something a bit more capable offroad and carrying stuff. However, due to space constraints it still needs to be able to run well on the road with a change of wheels. Obvious options are the Bombtrack Hook EXT C (I'm wedded to carbon) or maybe even a Salsa Cutthroat (perhaps a bit too MTB-geom to do the double?).
Lots of factors to think about, including compatibility of current components with the new frameset, but I'll cross that bridge later. Anyone got any bright ideas/ strong opinions on frames that could suit? Here's a pic to illustrate my issues, somewhere on the TNR.