Allright, this thread has been revolutionary for me. I have all the major elements en route to assemble a monstercross touring bike with rackless ultralite system as the winter's project.

A proletariat rigid 29er cross bike platform. Couldn't find the ideal frame off the peg for my desires in this bike category, so ordered a most affordable compromise frameset to see how it all works out on a monstercross platform.