Good one Ben! Avid cyclist here as well . Mostly MTB; rarely road, although I do own a decent road bike. But I LOVE riding singletrack through the forests here. One of my happy places . I ride at least 2x per week spring summer and fall, and even a few times in the winter when there's only an inch or two of snow. In fact, my mtn. bike looks a lot like yours - Trek Superfly hardtail. Love that bike! So much fun.

Are you going to be riding yours off road on mountain bike trails? Or mostly on the road and gravel paths? I'm guessing at 40 miles per day you're talking road here . I don't think I'd survive 40 miles of pounding on singletrack.