Touching Gravel with a Canyon Ultimate
I have this other thread already about self-built and new-bought gravel bikes but before I even get carried away with a new bike, I would love to get a sense of what I may be missing. I have been noticing on hikes lately how there are so many trails I would love to be able to ride over but my only bikes are a folding commuter and a race-forward climbing/road bike with very low tire clearance.
Has anybody had any experience with hacking a road bike into a gravel bike, if even just a temporary one? Canyon says the max tire size is 30mm but some people on other forums seem to have hacked in 34mm tires. Would I be able to get wider if I got 650b wheels? Luckily I have disc brakes so clearing calipers isn't something to worry about. Is this a terrible idea?