Gravel / Gravé / Gnarmac / Groad / ATB

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amey

no idea but here is a new one; why 27.5 for gravel? why not 29er? 27.5 is pretty much dead in MTB right @BareNecessities ?

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Belagerent in reply to @amey

I've been thinking about this. I think maybe 29 is good for rollover, but gravel/mud doesn't really have big lumps, so why carry the extra weight. I don't think you get that much extra cushion necessarily and a big 29er tyre is much heavier than a 27.5.

Maybe? I would be interested in what people with more experience have to say.

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edscoble in reply to @Belagerent

650b with 48mm is noticeably lighter, and brakes well (don’t need big rotor for a 29ers).

The main issues is geometry, which is very tight with 29ers (meaning harder to make into a road-going gravel bike like a Checkpoint, not pictured).

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