250 mile offroad trip. bike choice?

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250 mile offroad trip. bike choice?
ton
Full Member

got a 250 mile trip coming up, nearly all offroad. not carrying luggage this year, so bike choice.
100mm light hardtail or 160mm mountain slayer…. 😀
what would you choose.

Posted 8 years ago

DT78
Free Member

The one that is the comfiest…..

Posted 8 years ago

simondbarnes
Full Member

I’d choose the hardtail 🙂

Posted 8 years ago

cookeaa
Full Member

/Thread…

Posted 8 years ago

muggomagic
Full Member

I’d go full sus. IMO being able to sit and spin is going to be better over that sort of distance than weight saving or efficiency.

Posted 8 years ago

CaptainFlashheart
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Posted 8 years ago

ton
Full Member

just done 20 miles on big bouncy bike……..100mm hardtail for the big trip i think…. 😕

Posted 8 years ago

soobalias
Free Member

lightweight short travel full suss on 650b+

my first instinct would be the hardtail.

Posted 8 years ago

epicyclo
Full Member

Fatbike.

Posted 8 years ago

mikewsmith
Free Member

probably help if you said where you were going…

Both sound perfect for 2 very different rides

Posted 8 years ago

endurogangster
Free Member

Motorbike?

Posted 8 years ago

bikeneil
Free Member

100mm light hardtail or 160mm mountain slayer….
what would you choose.

Surely you’ve ridden them both and can make your own mind up?

Posted 8 years ago

esselgruntfuttock
Free Member

Surely you’ve ridden them both and can make your own mind up?

what would you choose.

Knowing Ton he’s already made his mind up, he’s just asking what YOU’D choose!

Posted 8 years ago

bikeneil
Free Member

Neither

Posted 8 years ago

gibbonarms
Free Member

Terrain dependants really, where are you riding? How techy?

Personally I’d take my krampus with a bluto up front on chronicles.

Posted 8 years ago

esselgruntfuttock
Free Member

Surely you’ve ridden them both and can make your own mind up?

Neither

Very inspirational, I’m sure the OP is gratified by your input.

Posted 8 years ago

esselgruntfuttock
Free Member

I bet you wish you had a shorter travel FS Ton!

Posted 8 years ago

jam-bo
Full Member

Whatever you have. I just took my transition bandit 650km over 8 days around the gravel roads of the Icelandic interior.

If I had to buy a new bike for it, I couldn’t have afforded the trip.

Posted 8 years ago

jimdubleyou
Full Member

Neither of those will be any good, you definitely need a new bike.

Posted 8 years ago