Originally Posted by
stapfam
What it would not be is a 29er that I still regard as not the best bike for the road and neither would it be the best bike for my offroad.
No MTB will be "the best bike" for the road. I'd like to try a 29er on the big open hills you have shown us in your photos. I think it would be right in its element. But it would probably work better for a big guy. They have to make compromises to make them fit shorter riders.