anyone got a xl tourer/audax bike they are sick of.
and want to swap/px for a mtb.

Wassup Ton, not found anything to your liking?

spent all my money on a frame that takes funny sized wheels.
it is on it’s way from the u.s. of a.

so bartering is my only option now.

I was looking at the Tifosi Audax classic from wiggle (about £700) a few weeks back, but settled on a kona jake the snake which I got for £850 with full 105 groupset, with an eye to commuting, light touring (bivy bag, bottle of wine, france!) and road riding. Lower end CX bikes seem to have pannier mounts and rack mounts while higher end bikes don#t bother. they’ve got a 2009 jake at the bike shop in cross gates at a good price, and I seem to remember its a huge one, which might be to your liking sir?