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@danwentskiing
yeah, i don't think aluminium track frames are really up to it. an easier gear (i've got 42-20) and knobbly tyres make it far more doable. interestingly, i reckon with a gear like that, brakeless could be viable. i hardly used my brake at all, when the trails got a bit more difficult, the bike just naturally slowed down.