Originally Posted by
Happy Feet
To refresh memory, this was the question: My question is how much wheel is needed for bikepacking or light touring on gravel?
I got that answer with Jay Petervary
24 spokes on I9.35 was enough. tested and proven. Then again Jay isn't fat. and the silk road isn't exactly Indiana gravel smooth either. IN gravel roads would be glass compared to what he put the 24 spoke wheels through.