My wife and I do 90% of our riding on the road but we also have mtb bikes with studded tires and a set of fat tire puglseys for winter trail riding. We are in our 60's. We have old mtb hard tails and had some custom wheels built for the pugs so we could travel and bring both fat and "regular" tires. The problem is that some of our riding on dirt roads involve some serious climbing. Nothing technical. No single track. All roads with decent surface but the weight of the pugs as well as her old steel frame hard tail is an issue.
She needs serious gearing...mtb gearing...but doesn't really need a shock up front or in the rear. Carbon would be my first choice she will also want a rack in back so that may not be an option. Trek's Domane even has a rack eyelet but I've not found a lightweight hard tail with ability to take a rack. Just day ride rack for extra clothing and the day's food is all we need. Flat bars or even moustache but not road bars.
Any suggestions for a lightweight (good alu would be considered) hard tail with low gearing for big dirt road hills ?
She needs serious gearing...mtb gearing...but doesn't really need a shock up front or in the rear. Carbon would be my first choice she will also want a rack in back so that may not be an option. Trek's Domane even has a rack eyelet but I've not found a lightweight hard tail with ability to take a rack. Just day ride rack for extra clothing and the day's food is all we need. Flat bars or even moustache but not road bars.
Any suggestions for a lightweight (good alu would be considered) hard tail with low gearing for big dirt road hills ?