I think you can have "one bike for all" but it does depend on where you live. I'm in Surrey, UK and for me that "one bike" is a steel 29HT.
If I were somewhere with a little more altitude I would probably go with something with some travel in the rear like a Starling Murmur as I like steel bikes and big wheels.
The benefits of a HT are that you can run it singlespeed, geared, with bouncy or rigid forks or any combo of the above. FS bikes are limited in this respect. Also having the ability to run 29 or 275+ tyres is a plus.
Dec. 21, 2017, 3:54 a.m. - fartymarty
I think you can have "one bike for all" but it does depend on where you live. I'm in Surrey, UK and for me that "one bike" is a steel 29HT. If I were somewhere with a little more altitude I would probably go with something with some travel in the rear like a Starling Murmur as I like steel bikes and big wheels. The benefits of a HT are that you can run it singlespeed, geared, with bouncy or rigid forks or any combo of the above. FS bikes are limited in this respect. Also having the ability to run 29 or 275+ tyres is a plus.