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@Chaley
I’m going to start with the wheelset and tyres Liz picked for me when she build up the bike.
They are DT Swiss G540db rims on 370 hubs, with Terra Speed 700x40c tyres at 40psi.
They feel quick, they roll well and grip fine on the road, rough roads, towpaths and gravel lite type terrain. I even got a KoM and dry grassy ‘mtb’ section on the Strava with them, which was nice! But they are not too good once things start getting boggy, rooty or dare I say Gravely(?) They will still get you though, but you need to pick a good line etc. Running them at 40psi I found you soon hit the rim on proper bumpy stuff and I managed to burp the rear tyre trying to get up a set of steps at an angle. I’m not sure they are meant for that to be fair. The MS is designed around 650b so to my surprise even with my smallish feet, there is quite a bit of toe overlap. Overall a nice, quick alround not too rough going setup.
(I had them set up with tubes for the first week and got 2 flats after going TL nothing of note)
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