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Some POS broke in and stole my urban winter bike. I was looking to build something to replace it for next year with something 650b/29er anyway.
I'm thinking maybe a gravel grinder with a flatbar conversion instead of an XC with the suspension removed, but it would need to take a set of Ice Spiker Pros or other excessively studded tire. Budget before modifications is $1000-1250.