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You don't necessarily need knobblies for off-road... Maybe if you live somewhere nice and dry like the US and your off-road is dusty rocky stuff that you can do on semi-slicks. Doesn't make as much sense in the UK admittedly.
In a way it makes even more sense on a bike like this because your position is already super aggressive (compared to an MTB) on a road bike. If you've ever ridden down an MTB trail on a CX bike you'll know what I mean, it feels like you're about to tip over the bars at any moment due to the saddle to bar drop and steep angles
frankenbike
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Eh?
So...cruising at road bike speeds on knobblies and suspension..
But then you want to do a couple of table tops at Fort Williams?
@PhilDAS I'm all for both, but the lines are getting a bit blurry now. A light, fast, XC bike will be far more capable than this. This just seems like an a bike by numbers. Hey we haz the tech...we can build madness!
Saying that....would totally have a go!