Looking for a frame, suggestions please

My Sonder Frontier has served me well for the last couple of years and has been a great introduction to the marvel of 29” wheels. The bike has been a comfortable mile muncher along the Downs, but I’ve often found that it lacks “fun”, so I’d rather like to try a different frame that will hopefully make me smile.

I quite like the look of the Cotic Solaris or the Pace 429, but really don’t want another frame covered with mounting points that I’ll never use, so what’s out there ?

preferably made from metal

100-120mm fork

straight seat tube

no brace from seat tube to top tube

not covered in mounting points and bolts

Thanks in advance 😄

cheers

Stanton Sherpa if you can find one

Pipedream Sirius

Nordest Britango

I’d go full xc machine like the Specialized Chisel.

Although I do like the new Solaris, and have a test ride arranged with Cotic, even started a thread on it, as I used to have a 26″ wheeled Soul and was feeling all nostalgic and thought the new Solaris was the modern replacement.

New 2024 Cotic Solaris