Afternoon All
I'm looking to buy an off road machine to complete my stable and have been going round in circles on which bike to get. Need a bit of help from the guys in the know!
Things to take in to consideration
Weather and riding conditions - I live in the east of England so don't really get extreme weather conditions where I live. Will be riding on road, farm and woodland tracks, a bit of single track, occasional beach riding, bike packing and general running around. Conditions generally wet all year round (this is the UK!) and little to no snow.
Current stable - Steamroller for commuting and long distance riding on road fixed wheel, 26" wheeled LHT built as a heavy duty touring machine for commuting, load hauling, camping and grocery runs. 2" tyres for mostly road riding and a bit of comedy off roading. 700cc LHT lightweight set up for long distance brevet road riding.
Initial thoughts were Pugsley. With a mix of different wheels and tyres could probably do all of the riding I want to do and have the option of full fat.
But then again…
Troll - Rabbit Holes with Dirt Wizards, regular mtb tyres second set of 700cc road wheels?? Preferable over the 1x1 because of all the extra braze ons
ECR - full on bike packing rig, 3" tyres and A.N. other set of tyres / wheels if going on road
Ogre - in my eyes not as versatile as the others mainly due to tyre clearance.
So………….what to do??
I'm looking to buy an off road machine to complete my stable and have been going round in circles on which bike to get. Need a bit of help from the guys in the know!
Things to take in to consideration
Weather and riding conditions - I live in the east of England so don't really get extreme weather conditions where I live. Will be riding on road, farm and woodland tracks, a bit of single track, occasional beach riding, bike packing and general running around. Conditions generally wet all year round (this is the UK!) and little to no snow.
Current stable - Steamroller for commuting and long distance riding on road fixed wheel, 26" wheeled LHT built as a heavy duty touring machine for commuting, load hauling, camping and grocery runs. 2" tyres for mostly road riding and a bit of comedy off roading. 700cc LHT lightweight set up for long distance brevet road riding.
Initial thoughts were Pugsley. With a mix of different wheels and tyres could probably do all of the riding I want to do and have the option of full fat.
But then again…
Troll - Rabbit Holes with Dirt Wizards, regular mtb tyres second set of 700cc road wheels?? Preferable over the 1x1 because of all the extra braze ons
ECR - full on bike packing rig, 3" tyres and A.N. other set of tyres / wheels if going on road
Ogre - in my eyes not as versatile as the others mainly due to tyre clearance.
So………….what to do??