Hmmmmm....Canfield TILT ?
Can't find the right bike! Help!
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Not sure about the tailwhip thing, doesn’t really match up with the rest of the attributes you are looking for. But kona hei hei offers aluminum version and has a lot of room for frame bag. But only 100mm travel. The carbon version is 120mm and different shock configuration but still lots of room for a frame bag.
trek ticket would be good for tailwhips but not much else on your list.
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it’s carbon but you know you want it with those mushroom bags (photo from bikepacking.com)
trek ticket would be good for tailwhips but not much else on your list.
it’s carbon but you know you want it with those mushroom bags (photo from bikepacking.com)
If you like the TimberJack so much, why not get the HorseThief? Salsa even sells frame bags for the HorseThief.
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Yup, that's a good choice.If you like the TimberJack so much, why not get the HorseThief? Salsa even sells frame bags for the HorseThief.
Salsa Cycles | Adventure by Bike
I also think the OP is looking for two bikes, one for bikepacking/endurance riding and one for play, that's probably not gonna come in the same package ... some compromises will be made.
Make a list of thinks you need, rank them by actual need vs want:
Are whips really a thing you do all the time and does that require a certain bike geo ( I say no)
Do you really need a frame bag or is this a thneed?
An agile bike for play, how's that gonna ride for a 250 mile race?
Is the endurance racing already a thing, a one time gig, or a dream?
Personably, I choose a bike for the riding I do 90% of the time, which is hour to multi hour single tracks with climbing and tech. My bikes are all short chainstay and agile (Tile, Shred Dogg), if I go on a multi day ride I throw a set of 29" wheels on the shred, seat bag, bar bag, large back pack, and I go ride.
I ride hard, fast, and go kinda big, so a Horsethief would not be enough bike for my riding style.
If I was a more recreational rider, ie not a basher, I'd look at bike likes the Horsethief, Fuel Ex, Trail Pistol.
Tail whips fall under going "kinda big" as does the idea of a "play bike", so you may need a bike that is a touch more than what most people woudl take on an endurance ride ... but if you're young and strong and can only afford one bike, I'd pick a bike that can do it all.
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