Your opinions on Cutthroat (or similar)

[Alistair]

I'm not sold on drop-bars for a do-it-all "gravel trail" bike.

From a pure comfort/handling perspective, I prefer flat bars. Unless I was spending a lot of time on pavement getting to the rough stuff, or racing it, I think a 100mm hardtail makes a lot of sense.

Or maybe have a custom frame built around one of the gravel suspension forks and a flat bar if a longer/lower fit was desired.

None of which is to say I won't buy a drop-bar monster-crossy thing at some point as an N+1. Only that as a one-bike solution for "some light trail, lots of gravel, and light touring/bike-packing", I'd pick a hardtail.

[feynman]

Agreed.

I have a very good endurance road/gravel bike that's perfect for me, and a MTB that picks up where that leaves off. N=2 seems to be my acceptable minimum.

I liked the idea of N=1 more than I would actually like it in reality.

[dmitrik4]

Originally Posted by Alistair

I'm not sold on drop-bars for a do-it-all "gravel trail" bike.

From a pure comfort/handling perspective, I prefer flat bars.

Ewwwdaniel.gif

I can barely stand the flat bars on my FS MTB.