Really helpful recommendations, thank you. @faustus - having missed out on a few bikes recently (including putting a hefty deposit on a Bombtrack Beyond Adv 29+ after various conversions with the bike shop, only to get an email an hour later saying all incoming stock had been sold) I've gone for a T...

Thanks all. I'd looked at Mescals and XRs on t'interweb last night, so helpful to hear they could be solid options. Interesting running wider front to the rear, think the forks have a tonne of clearance so probably a good option. I think my main confusion is the various options within the same tyre ...

First Post from a new forum member, eager to receive the advice of others here (...so go gentle!) Have ridden cx and gravel bikes for a while now, but have a new rigid 29'er incoming mid-July (fingers crossed). Frame clearance looks to be enough for 2.4 or 2.5" tyres, and think bike ships with ...