For anyone who'd like a Fargo but can't run to the asking price how about one of these instead? ... cheap Kona Sutra frames at CRC, how cheap? £130 cheap!
Steel - check
Designed for drops - check
Rack and 3 bottle mounts - check
135mm rear spacing - check
Sliding drop outs (SS is easy) - check
Disc mounts - check
Fair enough the Fargo doesn't have sliding dropouts but apart from that I'm not seeing too many differences ... could be a nice cheap way of putting together a dedicated bikepacking 29er
See what you're doing now, makes sense about over there :arrow:
That's a bargain, the complete ones were £1100 new back in 2006
Seatpost should be 27.2, that's what's in mine. Max tyre size is 42mm with not a lot of space to spare. I hacked the front mech braze-on off mine and use a proper clamp on mech now.
Gotta admit I quite liked the look of Alex's bike on the Radnor Ring, except for the diameter of the wheels. It looked in proportion and everything, but with narrower tyres on I think 26" wheels would give a bit too "trail feedback"
