[Closed] Mason Insearchof vs Salsa Cutthroat

theothernickh · 2020-09-11T18:47:59Z

Hi folks, First post here; hope you can help! I live in the Peak District and i'm looking for a drop bar bike that is as capable as possible on the mountain bike side of things. I want to ride gravel and also venture onto singletrack and use for bikepacking in the UK and abroad. Particularly interested in doing routes like An Turas More in Scotland. Two bikes have caught my imagination: The Mason Insearchof and the Salsa Cutthroat. I've ridden the Salsa Cutthroat and loved it. Riding the Mason Insearchof is harder as Brighton is a bit of a schlep from the peaks. I've spoken To Dom from Mason and the Insearchof seems (on paper anyway) close to my perfect bike. Both bikes seem capable off road, will take wide tyres, are setup for bikepacking and are fairly light. I ride a Cervelo C3 at the moment so I'm used to riding a lightweight carbon bike (perhaps why I liked the Salsa) so not sure how much of a shock the Steel Insearchof would be?! Just wondered if anyone had ridden either or both of these bikes and had an opinion? Is there anything else I should be considering? A long shot I know.. Thanks!

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theothernickh

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Cheers @tuboflard Can't wait! Will need to look at tyres pretty sharpish I think so with look at the WTB nine lines.

This is a sweet looking setup...

https://bikepacking.com/bikes/logans-kona-sutra-ltd/

Posted : 24/11/2020 10:33 pm

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