Hi Leah, Just to pile on a little more- I agree on removing the racks and extra weight and getting the biggest tires that fit. Schwalbe Thunder Burts are my go to for dirt roads and they ride well on the road too. I already shared with you privately that I think the Platypus is a tremendous dirt road bike if you can let it get dirty. The big tires will help you overcome the gravel/dirt anxiety if you still have it. Tom Palmer Twin Lake, MI On Monday, June 5, 2023 at 8:00:54 AM UTC-4 Garth wrote:
> All I can add is take along a spare tube or preferably two so "if" a tube > goes wonky it's a relatively quick swap out of tubes. Fold up the former > tube, squeezing the air out of it, put it in your bag and fix it at home at > a leisurely pace. I buy rubber cement in the reusable cans sold at > WallyWorld and/or any auto parts store. The can have an applicator built-in > to the lid and the can lasts indefinitely given the lid is screwed back on. > I used to repair tubes in the field but after running into some patches > that had were stuck to the plastic, not to mention countless silly little > tubes of glue that dry out unless used relatively quickly, I decided to > just take 2 tubes with me and a patch kit as a last resort and run over a > mine field or something, which of course the tires would be last thing to > worry about ! I've never needed any of it though, as successful no-drama > riding is normal. > > > > -- 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/d2945594-30f9-4ce6-a3b3-12df1c5ff8a7n%40googlegroups.com.
