Originally Posted by
LeeG
If you are looking for another touring bike why not the 920? The Checkpoint is a short chainstay bike, not exactly ideal for rear loads but if you’re looking for more road like attributes I suppose that’s where the Checkpoint shines. I have no experience with either.
I would agree and see that the 920 as the 'replacement' for the 720. at the same time, the Checkpoint appears to be more of a gravel/bikepacking bike. If you want to tour as you where with the 720 I would be looking closely at the 920 or maybe even a 920 frame.
For what it is worth, my Salsa Mukluk fat bike, which is used for bikepacking, has a Race Face NEXT SL Direct Mount N/W Single 26T chain ring and an SRAM 950 Cassette 9-speed 11-28, which was 'modified' with a 16T sprocket and a 42T sprocket from OneUP (I do not think that they do this anymore).
This was in 2015 so the options have changed since then. My point is that a 1 x setup is not necessarily a limitation.