Look what I just got in the post

Nomads are great, but heavy. Think I might go for a decent 90's Explosif, decent front suspension forks (servicable, like Pace) and then run a Bob Yakk off the back... I might well be trying to do it with a greyhound in the back... thats the plan anyway!

Sound like an excellent set-up, even a modern Explosif would be fine.

A BoB Yakk would be the top of my list for the Great Divide too, I liked the Nomad because of the Rohloff really, if money no objection, a custom titanium MTB would be my choice.