Originally Posted by
redlude97
What gravel are you riding in washington that a 36x30 is sufficient for? Whats your w/kg?
My weight is 81.5kg.
Logging/Fire roads. A mix of hills. All kinds of surface here. Most are packed down pretty good, some not so much.
Putting the 36x on the front for winter is mostly focused on training/strength building.
It'll be pretty wet here come October-May. I will do rides on the road in the cold rain in winter but dont care too much to run through the woods on gravel and dirt roads in the cold soaking rain.
My primary reason for the gravel bike (more of an endurance bike with wider tires) purchase was to have a winter road bike that does better in the rain with wider tires and fenders.
Here are some pics -
Logging roads with mixed gravel and packed dirt.
This was a newer road that was recently graveled to help the trucks get in and out of a section of woods they started logging. It was a bit of a slog up the climb and I had no intentions of riding my bike on gravel this day but couldnt help myself.
The flatter "rails to trails" routes
