I'm probably no help, but hardtails will make geo snobs out of anybody who rides a dialed in one. I'm with you on wanting this to be a Long-boi to make it really work. If I want it as a more versatile nimble-whip, then the existing XL is probably great, but I've gotten so used to just rolling past people on their FS bikes while on a hardtail sled of a bike, I can't really go back.
Dec. 6, 2021, 12:18 p.m. - Tehllama42
I'm probably no help, but hardtails will make geo snobs out of anybody who rides a dialed in one. I'm with you on wanting this to be a Long-boi to make it really work. If I want it as a more versatile nimble-whip, then the existing XL is probably great, but I've gotten so used to just rolling past people on their FS bikes while on a hardtail sled of a bike, I can't really go back.