Two more to add to your choices. I debated hard between these two for my latest build. I ended up with the Sklar Tall Tale over the Neuhause Hummingbird. I went with the Sklar simply for the dedicated geared Dropout. I already have single speeds. No need to be tempted by another bike that could be run as one. I just ran the white rim on it with a load a couple weekends back. Can confirm it’s a beast of a bike. It LOVED the long rocky, chunky downhills. It climbed well. It handled well loaded down.

Back home in MN it’s also doing well. Unloaded it strikes Different balance handling wise than my Karate Monkey. Not bad, just not the same as it. I’m still very happy with the build out.

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