If forced to do so, this bike
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Stuart Black, on Flickr
Or this bike
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Stuart Black, on Flickr
Would be the only one I’d own. The first one is a Specialized Epic which has a “Brain” rear shock that locks out when pedaling and goes active when it hits a bump. It’s not as fast as a road bike on pavement but it works well enough. I actually have a Specialized Epic in Tucson as my only bike at my daughter’s house. I have mine at home for trail riding.
The other bike is a Moots YBB that has a little bit of shock on the rear (about an inch of travel) that makes it work well enough for off-road riding but it is a bit active for smooth road riding. It works well enough and it can be used for bikepacking
2020-01-26 16:51:13 by
Stuart Black, on Flickr
Thankfully, I don’t have to have just one.