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And, importantly, you can put 35mm slicks on and you've got a perfectly useful commuter or tourer.
I get the idea of this, but does anyone actually swap their tyres regularly?
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Zipps for gravel though, get out.
That's because you haven't experienced the sweet sound of deep section carbon when you're cruising at 40km/h on flat, hardpacked grus.*
*or struggle to keep over 20 because of the headwind.
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Can't really do that with a hardtail (at least not without being laughed at)
Awwww people are laughing at me? Noo.
Actually my slicked Inbred is the bike I've had the most compliments riding.
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I like this trend towards fat-tyre drop-bar bikes. You can do anything easier than blue/red MTB routes just fine, which is like 95% of the off-road miles in this country (when you account for hiking trails and the like). And, importantly, you can put 35mm slicks on and you've got a perfectly useful commuter or tourer. Can't really do that with a hardtail (at least not without being laughed at)
Zipps for gravel though, get out.