I've always loved riding my Sam in the dirt, and regularly 'underbike' my Sam and my Surly commuter through all manner of trail. Love it.
But a big mixed-terrain ride a few weeks back got me thinking about a more dirt-capable build. Roman's bike also serves as fodder for the idea: Really, the lynch pin is high-volume knobbies, and I think the Cazaderos are the ones to try. Roman thinks they will fit under 559s. I'm thinking knobbie tires, a short-reach drop bar rather than Noodles, and maybe even brifters. I'm not manly enough to go 1x, but a hi-lo double might be sweet. The alternative is a new bike (disk brakes, 650B with room for fatties), which I really shouldn't do. Let me know what you have done to off-road your Sam! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
