Jay, Any pics of your present set up?
I was discussing running 45 knobbies on my Roadini with Will yesterday actually. I mentioned how the 42 Rose tire tread was closer than I realized to the fork crown lug. After a small and unimpressive argument from me, I acquiesced that 44 slicks would be safer. But I agree the Leo would feel really nice with aggressive 45s. I will be watching closely and wholeheartedly support this endeavor. - Drew On Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 3:57:19 PM UTC-5 Jay wrote: > I ride off-road plenty with my Roadini, but what I'm thinking about is a > little different. > > Leo's main wheels have 43mm GKSS. These are great on multi-surface rides > including pavement, rail trails, and small sections of dirt/gravel trails > where I take it easy on the corners. > > I have a trail system in town, mainly gravel, built through small forests > connecting a lot of neighbourhoods with a creek being the constant. The > trails are up and down (steep as 19%); twisty, with some sharp, off-camber > turns; sometimes the gravel is loose, and there are little ruts after rain > storms. It's as fun as MTB'ing on singletrack. I ride a Salsa Fargo with > 2.2" tubeless gravel tires on these trails. I can fly through the > 'course', however, that bike is about half as comfortable as Leo. > > Like a cat, Leo is light and nimble, playful, but if you push her, she's > not happy. My Fargo is more like a dire wolf, butting sitting upon him, > I'm just not comfy. And who doesn't want to be comfy. > > So I'm thinking of outfitting Leo with some aggressive tread 45mm tires; > lots of knobs, supple, confidence inspiring. I would then take her end to > end on my local trails and see how she compares to the Fargo. Less volume > may hurt, but maybe I can make up for that with work on my skills? > > Alternatively, I give occasional thought to buying a Hillborne. I want > drop bars, I want as similar to Leo as I can get, I like the idea of > fenders with some narrow tires (maybe) on one wheel set, with another maybe > going up to 48mm. I'm just now sure it's worth it. But if I can get it > as comfortable as Leo, then I can dedicate Sam to the trails, shoulder > season (roads more likely to be wet) with fenders and maybe winter tires. > -- 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 view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/3e529970-889a-4893-8e19-2bb313512976n%40googlegroups.com.
