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Bekologist
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insomuch as my gravel grinders are outfitted and used for overnight and touring trips.....

Trek 520 circa 2007, Surly TravelersCheck circa 2010,

Origin8 CX700 circa 2013 (wouldn't ride this in a gravelgrinder race, but my go-to recreational gravelgrinder - sandsled bike of the moment.) My one bit of advice, from having done this for a while, is - Forget the "which knobby tire is ideal" dilemma. Simply choose fat, street oriented tires. I've been very happy with the performance of even straight street slicks on dirt - the 32c Bontrager Racelite slicks on gravel are very fast, very flat resistant, and suitable for finepack gravel, a little outgunned on washboard.
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