Gravel / Gravé / Gnarmac / Groad / ATB

What is that tan side wall in front? Tred looks similar to original G-one.

Schwable X-One 700c x 33c, come in tan option but only as tubed as they claim that tubeless doesn't work with that tan wall.

My tubeless gravel kings aren't really gumwalls. There just coloured to look like it

Think that's not in Schwable case, especially according to this:

https://www.schwalbe.com/en-GB/offroad-reader/schwalbe-x-one-allround.html

The "Classic Skins" is only in V-Guard option.

There is a g one allround with tanwall but same as the x one, only with tubes.

Found it, Limited Edition;

Linited edition tyres!? FFS what has the world come to?

The irony of this comment in the gravel bike thread...

PM'd.

I'm over Rocket Ron's now. First a decent size cut that required a bacon strip, but still wouldn't seal. Maybe after 300ks? So I put a brand new one on and got a small, but unsealable cut on the first 100k ride done on it.

So in conclusion: They're really soft and bad for cuts in the middle between the knobbly bit. Had two rears trashed.

I'll try WTB Byways now.

I use them quite a lot on my CX bike (for both dicking about and racing) and they've been versatile and really durable ... but with tubes.

I run tubes because I change tyres often ... and I'm too tight/lazy to buy/build more wheels.

Shit luck on my part then, twice in a row? Not sure how the ADDIX component will change it, but like I said, WTB Byways next. Added bonus: tan walls.

tan walls.

Fucking hell. My first geared bike from instagram in 2014 ----->

#brownthings #tanyourarmsnotyourtyres #fashionwalls

:-)

I like tan walls. I have tan walls on my 700 wheelset, so why not on the 650b also. And on the Enigma too, got some Vittoria Corsa G+ coming ... That'll be total tan wall domination.

Btw, I ride in Australia, and my leg and arm tan line is super sharp atm.

I ride in Australia, and my leg and arm tan line is super sharp atm.

Get out! ------------------->

New Schwalbe Addix compounds are infinitely better than those of old.

Question for the gravel crew. I currently have a road bike and a mountain bike, both of which are beyond economical repair and neither of which are in a rideable state. Therefore looking for something new and, inspired by a thread in current projects, I'm thinking about trying to combine the two as I don't really have the space or time to keep a full mtb much as I'd like to, and therefore looking at CX/gravel/adventure/whatever the new word is bikes.

One of the key things I want to check is the feasibility of using 26" wheels with wide offroad tyres on these frames/forks for when I want to ride what I would have normally taken my mtb out on, and keep the road wheels for everything else. Reason being I've got a nice pair of 26er Hope/Mavics that I can't bear to sell but also don't want to leave unused. Obviously I'd have to do some axle conversion but that's easy on Hopes so my main concerns are clearance and how wide I'll be able to get away with, whether I'm going to ruin the geometry, and also freehub compatibility (its currently got an mtb spaced 9 speed cassette and I vaguely remember hearing an 11 speed needs a wider freehub...?).

(sorry this is so terribly written it was a bit stream of consciousness on my mobile)

I think you'd struggle with 26" wheels. Main issue being smaller wheels drop the BB height. IIRC 42c 650b tires are about the same height as 25c 700c tires, you'd presumably need another 20 cm of volume to make up the height difference for 26" wheels which you'll almost certainly not get enough width for between chainstays and fork legs

Might not be an issue for gravel riding but would probably be a big issue for any actual MTB-ing.

You might be okay with the freehub if you go with a MTB cassette as Shimano 11 speed cassettes fit onto old 8/9/10 speed freehubs, but you'd also need a MTB derailleur to clear that so then you're looking at mixing and matching groupsets

I think you might struggle a bit to make that work unless the frame has a really high BB.
Smaller wheels lower the bike, and the reason why you can switch between 700 with skinnies and 650b with large tyres is because the diameter ends up nearly the same. That however is not the case for 26".
Of course if the frame was specced to run well on let's say 650b skinnies, maybe it could work with 26" also.
In any case, make sure to keep in mind that the BB will probably be lower for the off-roady wheels, and that will increase your pedals striking ruts and boulders etc.

Yeah, what @branwen said

Ahhh I had it in my head 26 with big tyres was about equivalent to 700c skinnies, must have misremembered. I'll have the wheels anyway so suppose I could always mock it up and see how low it ends up!
Or I could relace the hubs to 650 rims maybe. Cheers for the quick responses.

Or I could relace the hubs to 650 rims maybe

Just do that. Looking at Ed's photo, an Akose will take 2" knobblies on a 27.5 - at least.

Isn't the Rawland Ravn design for this. Fat 26"/ mid 650b/ skinny 700c. You'll not be getting hold of one of them in a hurry, but maybe have a look at the geo to see how it works?

https://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/news/article/rawland-cycles-launches-ulv-and-ravn-48176/

Never seen it before, by yes, it certainly looks that way!

There's a Rawland fanboy Google group somewhere where every detail is probably discussed at length.