Originally Posted by
pdlamb
Huh. I was thinking a bit fatter tires, since I've got a touring bike that'll handle 35 (and maybe skinny 38) tires. Maybe I don't need another bike?
Most of the fire roads I've seen in the southern Appalachians tend to be decades old, with washed out gullies that are hard to hike. Are the fire roads near you better than that?
My touring bike (Soma Saga disc), even though it takes 55mm tires and handles off-road well, somehow just doesn't seem to quite cut it as a gravel bike. This of course is entirely subjective. Hopefully your experience will be different/better.