Each to their own. But with 50 years experience and early ATB exposure the question and issues with gates is somewhat inane.
I have been riding a similar time and I understood the EMTB tradeoffs from the getgo. I am 10 yrs into my EMTB journey and each gen is just getting better. Apologies re...
Certainly sounds like an EMTB is not for you. I struggle to see how anyone other than a athletic six and a half footer would consider using a roof rack for a full sized EMTB irrespective of brand. Everyone I know uses a towball rack with ramps or drop down vertical loader. As for gates and...