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Originally Posted by fishwhisperer
I just built something very similar for rough gravel. I'm still dialing in my cockpit positioning but so far this fit feels very similar to my gravel bike when going uphill and way, way more stable back behind the saddle when coming downhill. As folks have pointed out, a rig like this is notably worse on pavement but I've only got a few hundred meters before I'm dropping into the good stuff 
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Looks good! I can confirm that my hardtail climbs as fast as a gravel or cross bike off-road and is far more capable downhill and in the rough. Not so great on the road but much better with the bar ends.