Surly Ogre

Only 95kg? I'm at least a 100kg of oddly proportioned dead weight by now :-)

From what little I've read, whilst the 11spd has a better range and a nicer feel to it - the 8spd has a more proven track record for reliability.

I'm starting to reach for that credit card again......

The 95kg is a generous rounding error. And it's not spread out over your extended frame.

Will look at both options, but may toy with the front chainring to fine tune rather than spend double for 3 more gears.