Originally Posted by
jackb
I'm primarily a road cyclist, but I'm getting tired of sharing the road with cars and truck and would like to some off-road cycling. I would be riding primarily on establish trails with nothing technical. I'm not sure which kind of bike would best. What are your thoughts? Thanks.
You might like a "gravel" or "adventure" road bike with wide (~ 40mm) tires. I have one with two wheel-sets. Originally one was for on-road, and one for off, but now both are off-road capable (with Compass tires that minimize the on-road performance hit).
I also recently built up a steel rigid drop-bar mountain bike with 27.5+ (2.8") tires, and prefer that to my (older) full-suspension bike. (It also has the capability to use a suspension fork, so I can play around with options.)