no doubt you were slower on that 29er than you would be on your road bike - but I would not want to ride a road bike on the GAP
how wide can you go (tires) on your road bike ?
if you have ridden the GAP - plan to ride gravel forest roads etc - that might indicate more than ‘ occasionally ‘ … ? … if so you might be a good candidate for a gravel bike ?
Last edited by t2p; 01-31-24 at 10:35 PM.