Re: [RBW] Re: Let’s say I made my Clem into a “gravel bike”

[Richard Rose]

I love my Clem L 52 on gravel! My favorite tire so far has been the Simworks Homage in 27.5” x 55. I had and liked Gravelking SS which were very nice set up tubeless but were too fragile resulting in a large percentage of the bike being covered in the muck. I am quite happy now running tubes with the Homage tires. It’s a great all around tire, reasonably quiet on pavement & grippy enough for mild singletrack. It’s a true 55mm tire on Cliffhangers so not sure about the fenders. I sure there are faster options but comfort is outstanding & more important to me than speed. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 3, 2023, at 8:51 PM, Nick A. <thetaperoomstu...@gmail.com> wrote: I ran the Soma Cazadero 700c/50mm last winter/spring and loved them. I see Soma also makes 650x50. Might be worth looking into, especially if you're concerned about the cornering. As for the fenders, I'd just see if they can fit the tires you want, and bail on 'em if they won't fit. On Saturday, June 3, 2023 at 7:45:36 PM UTC-4 Nick Payne wrote: Mudguards are OK until you encounter mud :-), and then they jam up. On this ride I was having to stop every five or ten minutes to clear the mud out from between the tyre and mudguard, as it was making forward motion more and more difficult. OTOH, I stayed relatively clean, whereas the friend I was riding with, who wasn't running mudguards, wound up with about an inch thickness of mud caked over his legs and back. Nick Payne -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a63ebe8d-4179-4e65-9641-2b9bd6242954n%40googlegroups.com. -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/A93BDAE9-7A29-4DE9-868F-B3C7382DF30F%40gmail.com.