Hmmmm, tracer, niiiiice!
I have tried what ton describes with my ventana, but it was really not enough travel for what I was using it for, and turned it into a useless pig (too heavy for normal riding, not ‘big’ enough for proper AM).
I have a NP mega with 180 forks and that gets me down the really rough stuff/alps days.
I would love a proper LT 29er, bit more than 140 at the back, 160 at the front, but to me the limiting factor is lack of decent forks.
I just love the way a 29er rolls, but sometimes you need a lot more travel than is currently available, hence why I built the mega.
i still seriously consider getting the 180 36 talas forks modded to be 160 forks that would accept 29er wheels, and put them in a Tracer T29, but it,s just a bit risky.
So Brant, design away, but get us a set of proper 29er 160mm forks that aren’t horribly noodly please. that would be my absolute ultimate alpine AM machine. WANT! 😆
All IMHO of course.
Kev