Originally Posted by
Paul Barnard
I took my gravel bike build to CO with me this summer. I did everything from pavement to gravel to single track on it. I was running Schwalbe Marathon 32's. For that kind of riding, I feel like it was a great compromise. I put over 300 miles on it in mixed riding over the course of my vacation and can't comlain. I wasn't attacking the single track mind you, but I used it as gravel and paved road connectors.
Great picture! I think I’ve realized that my main goal is to have an efficient bike that is fast. I don’t want a clunky mountain bike (I already have one, haha). I basically want something like a road bike that I can run bigger tires.