Originally Posted by
NRissy
The gravel I ride is mostly hard-packed gravel Nebraska roads. Some minimum maintenance that is just dirt or sand that when wet becomes mud balls that narrow tires would sink into. The Cowboy trail can be very soft in spots when the game and parks puts fresh down. So I have always error on the wider side when possible. I was hoping I could squeeze 1.75in wide tires.
So they won't fit?
With our 700-32mm (32mm = 1.25") Gatorskins there is less than a 1/4 inch clearance on each side of the tire. Inflation, tread (knobbies), etc could also effect tire width. Also the chain stays are angled in toward the BB so that the bigger/higher the tire gets the less clearance you'd have on the sides. I'm not an expert on tire widths, others may chime in, but I doubt a 1.75 inch tire would fit.