Diamondback overdrive 29er is suppose to be one of the better bikes for under 1000 only goes for like 600. Never ridden these bit the reviews are awesome.

I have a bike for single track riding already. It's down the pan American road so a lot of it is going to be paved road or gravel road.

I use fivetens freeriders these work pretty well for me. There's been some trails where I've had to carry my bike up big rocks or over a log bridge

So I've been planning a trip from California to Argentina but I have a question about my bike. I have a specialized crosstrail. Didn't do too much research basically went from just riding mountain bikes to this and a hybrid seemed like the right choice. I've ridden with weights/ vests dumbbells in my bags 45-50 lbs at the most and it's harder to ride but it's not impossible. I've been thinking of upgrading either parts or bikes but not really sure where to start. I saw a salsa Fargo and that looked pretty cool especially since 29er mtb are my preference. Any info would be awesome. I don't want to get into my trip and have the bike just crap out on me. Because it can't handle the weight.