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What's progressive geo?
I'm biased but a Holt sounds great for that list of riding.
I wouldn't ride a specialized. They're the company that go around suing people and cancelling their ambassador programme on a dime. Sure you can buy from a better company.
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Cotic Solaris?
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I've answered this many times, reposting below.
I have ridden many thousands of kms that sound like your ideal riding.you want a second hand steel hardtail 29er frame. anything since 2010 will be fine.
don't worry about whether the forks need a service or the wheels are a bit old. you're not racing.
pinkbike offers up many interesting options thanks to its great filter tools. -
I have a Chisel for precisely this kind of riding, will dig some pictures out of my set-up but basically full frame pack and saddle pack is enough for most 2-3 day trips. Lack of mounting points only an issue if you want to carry loads....
Noticeably quicker and better at climbing than slacker/steel 'trail' options, way faster at descending than a gravel bike, what's not to like?
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Thinking about getting an MTB. Type of riding includes doing the length of SDW in a day, plus some bikepacking around the UK, Surrey hills etc. My thoughts are a modern hard tail 29er with progressive geo in steel/ alu as I want something simple to maintain and the next step along from a gravel bike. Considering Specialized Chisel as the frame looks fairly light and could be built up to light weight bike for all the climbing in SDW etc, but wondering if being a XC racing bike might be limiting long term for more bikepacking stuff (lack of mounting points etc), although might be a good starting point to get a feel for what works?