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Sync is a tad slacker I believe (the tables being for a 120mm fork).
Interesting point in the STW write up of the Sync about people having a nice 29er HT as a do it all and not bothering with a FS, I'm thinking along those lines myself. Many times if I really [i]need[/i] an FS I can likely rent one.
I ride my Salsa Selma with a 100mm fork which gives a HA of 71 degrees-ish (the geo table says 72 degrees with 80mm), it's not a slack bike, I don't think I'd say the Sync is either. The Selma is spot on for twisty turny rolling trails, as soon as the terrain gets swoopy then my Yelli (68 degrees) comes alive.
But a reasonable pilot could ride either near anywhere.
Funnily enough - I've moved to 29er h/t as my one do it all bike. As a result of a young family (I would still prefer to subscribe to n+1 but sadly cannot afford it).
I reckon if you are after a bike that has to do a bit of commuting/perhaps mount a kid seat and still off road then a 29er hardtail is the answer.
I came to the conclusion the sync wasn't slack enough for me hence I ask... Not that I could have afforded one!
Based on my budget and requirements looks like I might need to save to buy a complete Whyte or be patient and wait for a frame or used Whyte / Stache to appear. I like my 26" bikes anyway 😉
Lots of the Whyte 5/6/729's are now regularly popping up on ebay and the classifieds, along with shops now selling the 2013's at discount (as the 2014's have appeared early). Good fun bike for the money, the same can probably said of the Stache too.
Buying a 529 in sale for £600 and moving bits on here & fleabay would easiest. However Stache has a 120 fork as standard and the 529 et al only has 100mm