I broke my scapula while riding outside, got the most silly skid&fall in slippery conditions, so no riding or any major bike fixing for 4 weeks.
And I picked up mid 90s Giant tourer (was clearly designed and has many typical Dutch-functional brazes and mounts) which clears 700x40 easy and maybe even more. Giant is going to go as a gravel grinder with cowchippers, WTB Ventures & Brooks Cambium tape. The rest is going to be parts build as I would like to keep it in budget.
Sorry for the shitty photo from seller, don't have ability to take a nice one with single hand.
Great thread! Sorry to hear about the injury - hope you have a speedy recovery.
The Giant looks absolutely ideal for a gravel grinder conversion, so much potential in those older hybrid/tourer things. Looking forward to seeing how it shapes up!
While deciding on tyres two things happened.
I broke my scapula while riding outside, got the most silly skid&fall in slippery conditions, so no riding or any major bike fixing for 4 weeks.
And I picked up mid 90s Giant tourer (was clearly designed and has many typical Dutch-functional brazes and mounts) which clears 700x40 easy and maybe even more. Giant is going to go as a gravel grinder with cowchippers, WTB Ventures & Brooks Cambium tape. The rest is going to be parts build as I would like to keep it in budget.
Sorry for the shitty photo from seller, don't have ability to take a nice one with single hand.
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