JerseyPete
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So a gravel bike with a second set of wheels (narrow tires) could double as a road bike?you called it - tire clearance.
So a gravel bike with a second set of wheels (narrow tires) could double as a road bike?you called it - tire clearance.
I was thinking about your original inquiry (forgot where you posted it) while riding gravel last week. Concluded that the question wasn’t worth answering because it would best answered if you came out to an event and see for yourself.
So a gravel bike with a second set of wheels (narrow tires) could double as a road bike?
I think it was the ANT thread, and I got the same answer there. I did two endurance mountain bike races out in PA this summer, both of which featured a large amount of gravel roads. I was riding 5" tires and didn't feel like I had good traction. I can't imagine riding sketchy ass gravel roads on skinny tires. Is it because road riding is boring and people want to be excited by the idea of the possibility of doing a Tokyo Drift off the road at any second? I guess some people might find that exciting.
Why would people drop off a 20 foot drop at Mountain Creek?
Most gravel bikes are what the industry dubbed "endurance" geo a few year back. But gravel riding used to be exactly what you said, people using road or CX bikes with 25-34mm tires. So the downside of tires of this size is riding in loose stuff and the high probability of pinch flats when riding larger rocks / roots / rougher terrain. Sooo, tires were getting bigger and bigger.A foolish question, other than tire clearance and slight geometry, what prohibits people from putting wider tires on a road bike and using it for gravel?
Why not just do that on your MTB?Id rather ride that beast on the road so I jump curbs and act cool in front of my kids
Why not just do that on your MTB?
Eh, the vaya was always a dumb concept....@stb222 I’m going to scoop that suspension fork from Burke and put it on a 2012 Vaya. Post pics up and you can have a field day?
Eh, the vaya was always a dumb concept....
I do its the only bike I ride/have but the idea of something for winter is crossing my mindWhy not just do that on your MTB?
Spence get off the pot and just buy a mountain bike, geeshSo wait. If I throw a suspension fork on it would it go for dumb to retarded? If so, that would make Cato approved. In which case it’s the logical next move in my reality.
Spence get off the pot and just buy a mountain bike, geesh
At least the Evil one kinda looks cool. But wow, niner....can't imagine why people don't buy them anymore.
At somepoint, the draw of gravel was riding bikes that were made for the road, or CX on these less improved surfaces. Now, you have people riding 650b 40mm-50mm tires on fire roads. I thought the fat bike thing was silly, but this gravel category is making the fat bike people seem normal.
Aren't these gravel roads open to cars?