Same as Cr4w here. One bike and it's going to be a 150/160 modern geo mtb. If it's gotta do everything then I'd compromise the piggyback shock for an inline, I'd dig deep into if a 23 Pike chassis could be bumped up to 160mm with TTX18 damper installed. Wheels I'd go deep on Berd spokes and the lightest rims I could keep from tacoing on a regular basis. 11 speed drivetrain.
Wait, this is kind the bike I am already building, short of the RRT style Pike experiment.
Forced to ride it on some long gravel ride it would get a tire swap and a long stem, suspension pressures cranked way up.
Thankfully I don't live in this one bike world and I can have my ultimate three. E-cargo bike, hardtail, and 160/160 sled.
April 14, 2023, 10:25 a.m. - earle.b
Same as Cr4w here. One bike and it's going to be a 150/160 modern geo mtb. If it's gotta do everything then I'd compromise the piggyback shock for an inline, I'd dig deep into if a 23 Pike chassis could be bumped up to 160mm with TTX18 damper installed. Wheels I'd go deep on Berd spokes and the lightest rims I could keep from tacoing on a regular basis. 11 speed drivetrain. Wait, this is kind the bike I am already building, short of the RRT style Pike experiment. Forced to ride it on some long gravel ride it would get a tire swap and a long stem, suspension pressures cranked way up. Thankfully I don't live in this one bike world and I can have my ultimate three. E-cargo bike, hardtail, and 160/160 sled.