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zen_ wrote: It will suck. THANKS - my buddy said the same thing. I appreciate the candor, kept me from blowing money and having something else useless sitting in my garage.
Do any of you use a trainer like a basic Kinetic trainer for indoor use when the weather is crap?? I found an inexpensive one like this but an older version, but wonder if it will suck to use gravel tires on it.…
Abingdonian wrote: Angstrom, Where your pictures from? Looks familiar Wilson Creek area, NC
I could see moving to drop bars and slightly skinnier tires. The fork is non-negotiable for this terrain. Where are you riding? Whats it like? BTW - I don’t know what “46/30x11-42” means. I literally a know nothing…
Slim wrote: And part of it also comes down to what other bikes you have, at least if you have an interest in a variety of riding. If you already have a (more rugged) mtb, it makes sense to get a slightly more "road…
Angstrom wrote: Here, the dirt roads are often in better shape than the paved ones... It’s a very individual choice. Most of my rides link pavement and this kind of dirt, and a drop-bar bike with fairly smooth…
smoothmoose wrote: Congrats on the new bike. HT with gravel tires I think is the right choice given what you were doing. What size are the GK? . Thanks - They are 50s. I think I could go a little skinnier maybe. But…
I posted here a few weeks ago and there seems to be (at least for newbies like me) a lot of discussion around whether to get a MTB HT or a true “gravel bike” (which in my mind is drop bars, skinnier tires and no…
ccand51997 wrote: Presently it is a Niner EMD with a 700c rear wheel and a 27.5/650b front MRP fork. I never liked the size/maneuverability of the 29er wheel in front and really like the smaller wheel, plus it gets the…
@smoothmoose @smoothmoose Noted! And yes, this road I’m on is a lesser traveled one. If I could Frankenstein a bike I would do a drop bar gravel bike with a super light suspension fork and 1.8” wide tires and a drop…
smoothmoose wrote: Welcome back @TrailRunnah . Looks like you decided to go with gravel tires on your MTB instead of a dedicated gravel bike for now? Now welcome to diving into the deep rabbit hole of rubber - there are…
shiggy wrote: a Bonty rim should use the Bonty plastic TLR rim strip and valves. They are awesome. Still using a set from 2004. @shiggy So based on your experience with this rim and the type of terrain I'm riding, what…
chas wrote: no problem running 1.5" tires. I've run 1.0" tires on a mountain bike - that looks stupid and doesn't really give much of an advantage. But 1.5" works fine and tend to be designed to be faster tires (in…
shiggy wrote: Can’t tell what rim you have. Model? Width? Oops- here ya go
Was hoping to get close to 1.5 as possible but the bike shop dude says I can only go from 2.3 down to 2 ! How skinny do you think I can go without issues? (And why doe this site post my pics upside down .. from now on…
epzamora wrote: Did we ever learn if the OP was running tubeless? eric/fresno, ca. Not tubeless.
UPDATE: I road some of the same roads Saturday with some others subbed in - same area, but this time road my full suspension MTB. My buddy, road his hardtail again, but had gone to 1.5" tires since our last ride. When I…
@smoothmoose My Ride Fantasy is being able to climb well and bomb down hills on these rough washed out mountain roads and be pretty fast on the flats. This bike is to help me cross train for trail ultras. So, lots of…
@ccand51997 YES- you just described what happened last week. my buddy on his heavier Mt Bike had an overall faster ride due to dropping me on downhills like a hot potato. He is getting skinny tires as we speak and is…
2bikelabs wrote: I have the 2019 version and I absolutely love it. I purchased the frameset and built it up specifically for the Steamboat Ramble Ride. It rides O.K. on paved roads but really comes to life on dirt; any…