Originally Posted by
thehammerdog
never had the chance to ride a 650 gravel bike but seems very jeep like to have a off road 650 wheel big juicy tire bike for dirt but on the road?
I am currently leaning towards as means to go gravel road and full dirt trail riding.
thoughts?
Marin has one for $1200.
What do you mean by "viable"? I've come back from every gravel ride I've done on 650B, to the best of my knowledge. Ditto for the gravel rides on 700C or 26".
A big footprint helps on big, loose gravel, which again is possible with many wheel sizes. I'm flirting with the idea of putting 52mm tires on my 26"-wheeled bike, which could easily make it the best bike in my quiver for gravel. Currently it's on 42s.