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I'll try to dig up the link, but in a pretty thorough review I read the WTB Resolute got very high marks for rolling, and has enough tread to bite pretty well on all but mud. /edit…
Don't worry about frame material, just get a bike that can fit fluffy tires and enjoy the ride. Figure out what kind of rack system you want. If you truly want to haul bike packing gear, the mount points on the bike…
I'm 225 and keep my resolutes at 35 front and 40 rear. I've had only tread punctures and those have sealed themselves with Stan's. My rims are i25 so the tire has a pretty square profile. If your rims are narrow and…
I don't know what you're riding on, but that sounds awful 😃. I ride a mix of chunky crushed limestone, and sandy gravel, and I'm 225lbs, so I'm not easy on my tires. I've had glass and a small nail stuck into my…
WTB Resolute is supple and fast. Its not the most puncture-resistant tire, but I love them. Mine measure 43mm on i25 rims.
I keep my bikes in a cool basement and in two years have not needed to clean out any tires, the sealant (Stan's) has remained fluid with very little booger-ing. I've had a couple of punctures that have sealed and I've…
Please consider mount points for fenders and racks etc., if you hadn't thought about that much. My friend bought a Giant all-road bike and didn't, now she is stuck with a seat-post rack when she wants to haul gear, and…
Koyote wrote: 20-23psi is pretty low even tubeless. Experience tell me that, unless you are on very smooth roads, your tires may burp out air and go flat at such low pressure. Agreed, I mean how much more "Cush" will…
jfranci3 wrote: Ha! Just because Iowa uses the term (poorly) internally, doesn’t mean you should use that term to communicate externally. I guess even the term ”gravel” is shit, it should be “soft roads” or something.…
It's a regional term. In Iowa (where the OP's race took place), a "level B service" road is usually dirt, and is not typically maintained.
I'm going to give yet another shout out to WTB Resolutes (700x42 but they measure a couple mm wider on my i25 rims). They are light, fast, plump, and shed mud pretty well. And I were heading for a ride on possibly wet B…
Glitter might help but it's messy as hell and crap for the environment (like any other micro plastic). Please let's not all run out to The Party Store and stock up on glitter.
I keep my bikes in a cool basement, and have only topped off my Stan's once per season. As suggested, make a little dipstick, pull your valve core, and see how much sealant remains in the tire. Inject more through the…
Zurichman wrote: Kind of shows you how little I know about the new gravel bike components. I was finally getting some of the roadie stuff down. Never thinking that I will have to buy new rotors for my new wheel set for…
Man those skinny tires would kill me on the shitty roads around here 😃 My "road bike" runs 700x41mm and my heavy commuter/bagger runs 29x2.1"
ForrestM wrote: I am looking at the feedback sports sprint. I like the maneuverability and the stability of the tripod. Also at 13 pounds it is super portable. Anyone using this one??. I have the Pro and love it.
CC wrote: I have about 100 miles on these and they have been great. Pacenti Forza+DTS 350 hubs built by oleritter (awesome wheel builder!) Still trying to figure out best tire pressure for me. At 200#, I've been running…
You'll have a softer ride with larger tires, that's the main effect of going 650b. Supposedly the smaller wheels will be more stable laterally (less flex). I don't see that as an important factor unless you're riding…
kriskexplorer wrote: Depends on what brakes you have. I recently got a new wheel set with centerlocks and I had BB7 brakes. With the Shimano rotor the BB7 there wasn't enough clearance basically the wheel wouldn't turn…
I've had a professional fit. These sores don't seem like a bike fit thing, more of a seat shape issue, or maybe the chamois in my Pearl Izumi shorts just don't agree with my skin. Everything about that 4 day ride was…