Thought I'd share this. It's a 29 inch wheeled, rigid, 2 speed single speed with drops so we'll just call it monstercross ... think cyclocross only bigger. This is possibly about as far removed as you can get from most right thinking peoples idea of what a mountain bike is or should be- however, this thing is great fun, it really is. Trails that you can fly down on a more normal bike are now interesting again.
Even though it's a single speed there are 2 cogs out back, an 18t for flatish stuff and a 20t bail out gear for when you meet the proper hills. It's going to get a shake down run this week then it's over to France for a few days exploring the mountains and volcanoes around Volvic. The monstercross and me will be wild camping while we're out there and I'm hoping that 20t cog will be enough ... looking at the map there's some real climbing to deal with. I'll let you know how we get on.
