Originally Posted by
Darth Lefty
I did wonder why a MTB with a drop bar and not a gravel bike with a suspension fork.
Lael replies to a few questions about her setup for UGXL in the comment section of the bikepacking.com article. She said her drop bar Epic HT is actually lighter than her Diverge (which is saying a lot, considering it has a suspension fork). She also ran fairly wide tires (a 700x55mm and a 700x48) which are a lot wider than the Diverge can handle.