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I think the Strael is probably a nicer road ride than a MS even with your fork change. For anyone else I would say they are probably not going to feel comfortable making the kind of mods you mentioned in another thread, but you did repaint a new crust so dunno. MS will let you go silly large tyres down the line.
I think you want a project so might as well go HAM on the MS with those mods, get the enve fork and frame painted nicely, and see how far the rabbit hole goes.
And make a thread.
stelfox-
Ha! I did speak to Winston about those and he was less than keen on the two bigger ones. Painting the Crust feels in a different league to those. The Strael would do the biggest of them (proper through axle dropouts) and has snazzy dynamo light routing.
Your first comment about the Strael is what really piques my interest, as I am after a steel road bike. I've got road plus/all road/gravel covered with the Crust.
PeteJChurchill
Would anyone care to persuade me that I shouldn't try and sell my Midnight Special (a few months after deciding not to and now running it in full road mode - 700 x 32) to help find the purchase of a Strael?
I've got a hankering for something more purely road/endurance and steel and feel like a Strael would scratch that itch perfectly.