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Is it the wrong size for you? How tall are you? I was recommended a 50cm but by the numbers the 53 seems better to me at 5-11.
Durability is a key component of tire performance and I found the Riddler 37 to be very fast wearing with minimal pavement riding. Off of my list for sure.
What kind of riding do you like to do? Where are you coming from? I live in Livingston MT but have been to Missoula a bunch. Great town for biking. Between Adventure Cycling Association, The Cycling House, and the Pro…
In my experience the Riddler is not a good choice for pavement, as the tread is very short and I got a large amount of punctures due to glass shards. Nano is superior just because the thicker tread pattern holds the…
Welcome to one of the funnest parts of gravel biking: route research! One of my go-to resources is county GIS road data. Most counties have this data on their websites these days. Google whatever county name and "gis…
Hey what is the situation with the Dead Swede course and snowpack? I know you guys had to reroute last year. Really want to come down and do it this year.
I was really unimpressed w their durability. I smoked my rear in a few months and the tread was coming off the casing.
WHere do you live? That is question one. If its flat, I think 1x is viable. The range of speeds are a lot smaller on flat terrain. If you have hills or mountains, the range of speeds on a ride are pretty wide. I live in…
Can someone get a real width measurement on these with their rim width also? Very curious but i have a frame that may or may not fit them depending on the actual size. Thanks
I have 400 miles on the Riddler 37s so far. I am always looking for the holy grail tire, and these, for me, are not it. I am a clyde, weighing in at 210 lbs lately. I live in SW Montana and have really nice dirt roads…
Like many things with cycling, I think this is regionally specific question. Where do you live? Moisture is the issue here I feel. If you ever hit wet dirt, you are toast with slicks. If you live where it's always dry,…
Suprise no mention of Panaracer Paselas, they come in every size, are super cheap and last.
If they are anything like the MSO 40s they will be SUPER durable. Those things last forever! I had a set for 3 seasons and could have kept running them but they had no tread left in the middle. I didn't get a single…
Been riding this rig since 2013. It has over 4500 miles on it so far. Not a ton of disc frames available back then, but I wanted 70mm BB drop and shorter stays, and this had both and it was cheap. The Revelate Tangle…
What do you look for in a gravel bike? What don't you like now that you would do different next time? After a few thousands of miles on a Redline Conquest Disc frame from a few years ago I often think about my next rig.…
Crotalus wrote: My LBS says the 36's will be available on March 29th. I'm also waiting patiently. YES! This is the first date I have heard for the 36s. Been waiting for them to come out. I ran 40's for a few seasons,…
sgtrobo wrote: Laeljon, do you have those tires set up tubeless? I'm looking for the tire combo for my soon-to-be-purchased 2016 Salsa Warbird, which has 44c tire clearance. My goal is to go tubeless with a set of…
As far as alu vs steel, I think with lower dirt road tires pressures, the differences disappear. In the wet of the PNW, I would go aluminum for no rusting. And it weighs less. Haanjo looks like a good rig. Fender…
For me, for this type of bike, the starting point is tires. What tires are you wanting to run? That informs the rest of the choices. You stated "mostly road" which means: go for the drop bar rig. Yeah it will suck at…