Originally Posted by
UsedToBeFaster
Put 40mm tires on my endurance bike to hit some gravel levee roads where I live.
I was very excited which lasted about 5 minutes. As beautiful as the scenery was the constant shudder through the frame made it unpleasant.
The gravel was sbkut the size of quarters so the degree of shuddering wasnt the issue just the constistency of it. It was like riding the chip seal roads they probably have in Hell.
So its back to the road for me and a new search for forest riding.
Tubes or tubeless? How much pressure? I run 40mm tubeless on the gravel bike and it's very comfortable flying over that type of gravel at 38-40psi.
The thing I like about gravel is def the scenery, and also getting away from traffic. I can ride for three hours and not see a single car. And even when you do encounter cars on gravel, they typically either come to a complete stop and let you pass, or slow way down, def very different from road traffic. At least around here.