I’d avoid the trek because of the weirdo QR rear end.
whatever you can find that’s in stock?
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Probably true. The bong+ range has better availability here, lots of stuff in the 3 bong range.
naw
Minion DHR II 29 x 2.4 3CT/EXO/TR : 955g
Minion DHR II+ 27.5 x 2.8 3CT/EXO/TR : 980g
Well, yea. There are nice plus tires out there. None of them come on plus bikes out of the box until the multi-bong price point.
that sort of applies to all OEM tires though
True, but it’s way more noticeable on the thicc bois.
Plus bikes are not really still a thing, but 2.6 is good.
Plus bikes were never in the same category as XC bikes. XC hardtails will have steeper headtubes (67*+ ish) than the kind of party hardtail that plus bikes were sort of an evolutionary step towards.
27.5 x 2.6 has been the jam ime
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XC hardtail seems like the best bet for the trails here. I’m not really set on anything specific right now.
Hardpack trails, lots of climbing, some sand, not a lot of rocks.
A bunch of friends were buying Stash and Fuse 6- Fatty’s a few years ago and they seemed fun, but probably overkill for our had trails.
New fuse are 29 x2.6 I think. Still seem rad. And they have the 27.5 x 2.8 version at a lower price point. In that realm of more trail-ish is Giant fathom 1/2, whichever is more your pricepoint jam (and looks to have 27.5 or 29er models).
Chisel alway seems like solid xc bike
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I stan for giant fathom
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I stan for Senko 
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Giant Fathom, Norco Fluid HT, Kona, Marin etc. etc.
basically:
I am corrected. I still think a 29x2.4 is a better solution for most folx though.
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I agree, I’ll take rollover unless I really need floatation
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29x2.4 is the perfect size for mountain bikes, for me.
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The hubs are pretty versatile and a 30 mm rim will give you all of it.
My 350 CL hubs came with the 6-bolt adapter, too. I think that has you covered for a long time.
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