Trek 720

I just road a Trek 720. Although listed under the touring category it really fits as an all rounder. My shop thinks it can fit 38 and even 40s on it. I hit quite a few pot holes and it did pretty well for an aluminum bike. Here's the web link: \nhttp://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/road/touring/720/720_disc/ \n

Bicycle times just wrote there first impressions on the bike, you can read it here: \nhttp://bicycletimesmag.com/first-impression-trek-720-disc-light-adventure-touring/ \n

Does anyone have any experience with this bike or opinion as to whether it would be good on gravel or not?

My main concern would be clearance between the chainstays. They look fairly straight in the photos.

Walt Brown wrote:I just road a Trek 720. Although listed under the touring category it really fits as an all rounder. My shop thinks it can fit 38 and even 40s on it. I hit quite a few pot holes and it did pretty well for an aluminum bike. Here's the web link: http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/road/touring/720/720_disc/

Trek says it will fit 32s with fenders.

I think the larger sizes are without fenders

WALT if you like the geometry and don't mind staying on the small side of gravel tires its probably fine. myself I want to be able to run 40s if i need to but tend to roll 35s anything smaller and I start killing tires on the ruff stuff but then again I'm 300 lbs of Clydesdale. 

That's one of my concerns. They said 38/40 but site says 32. I may just go back and ask them to put one on.

Trek shop had a 58 come in this week. I took it out for over an hour, mostly road but some dirt road thrown in. I really liked it a lot. Felt like a solid road bike, the 11 Speed 105 is great and so are the HY/RD brakes. It was nice being on dirt roads and not worrying about the tires. All in all a very versatile bike.