Thanks all for the well appreciated advice Plenty to look into, plus a couple of local friends/riders have also suggested a couple with genesis Longtitude mentioned a couple of times as good value for money. I do know that gravel is out as it does overlap with my Mason so now its time to look furthe...

Hi there bearbones community I have a strong desire to explore the off road scene and the more I look into the bigger the minefield, MTB, hardtails, gravel, CX etc. I completed my first ultra last year, the 2019 inaugural PCR and loved it, as I had the Audax I had been into the first couple of years...