As long as it's (mostly) hardpack, 33mm is fine. Rear tire may spin out on steep climbs though, even on hardpack.
If you're not sure of the condition, the MTB is a better bet. On 11/12/13, oldmangabe <oldmang...@gmail.com> wrote: > Patrick, > > If neither of you are confident on the terrain conditions, and he is not > confident handling a road bike in the dirt then I would agree and say the > mtn bike is the better choice. As to your question as to what is a general > > rule of thumb for fire road riding, I have two answers. Again I agree with > > what others have said, it is primarily subjective to each persons comfort > and skill level on the bike. I and friends have shredded down rocky > singletrack on 23mm tires on numerous occasions. Though for some take away > > numbers, 28mm is the smallest I would go for passive suspension and tire > contact, with 32/33 being the accepted size for "sportif" riding and 35mm+ > for more exploratory riding. > > Gabe > > On Tuesday, November 12, 2013 7:12:16 PM UTC-8, Deacon Patrick wrote: >> >> Thanks, Brian. That's precisely my fall back response, but I was wondering >> >> if there is a general rule of 30 mm or 35 mm or ??? being the low end of >> ridable on fire roads. >> >> With abandon, >> Patrick >> >> On Tuesday, November 12, 2013 8:04:14 PM UTC-7, Brian Campbell wrote: >>> >>> I would then tell him to bring the mountain bike. Right tool for the job. >>> >>> Even if it is a bit overkill, better to have too much capability than not >>> >>> enough. >>> >>> On Tuesday, November 12, 2013 9:42:39 PM UTC-5, Deacon Patrick wrote: >>>> >>>> That's the thing, he's new to multitudinous terrain riding, so he has no >>>> >>>> reference point. Since my Hunqapillar runs 50 mm tires, I don't either. >>>> >>>> With abandon, >>>> Patrick >>>> >>>> On Tuesday, November 12, 2013 7:34:41 PM UTC-7, Joe Bernard wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Your best bet is to describe the terrain and let him decide. The "what >>>>> >>>>> bike/tire for dirt" debate is almost as subjective as saddles: One >>>>> person's >>>>> fun ride can make another person feel in over their head. >>>>> >>>>> Joe Bernard >>>>> Vallejo, CA. >>>>> >>>>> On Tuesday, November 12, 2013 6:04:33 PM UTC-8, Deacon Patrick wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> A friend is planning on coming on the flash ride on Pikes Peak and was >>>>>> >>>>>> wondering whether to bring his MTB or road bike (33 mm tires aka 27 x >>>>>> >>>>>> 1.75). I helpfully replied, “What are those? I just ride.” He laughed >>>>>> and >>>>>> replied “No. Seriously. Which one?” >>>>>> >>>>>> I don’t know the condition of the most likely route, but in the past >>>>>> it’s had some wash board and loose-ish gravel but was well packed for >>>>>> most >>>>>> of it with a clean line most of the time. May be some snow on the road >>>>>> come >>>>>> Saturday and it will likely melt somewhere along the way. >>>>>> >>>>>> Can you help me help him? >>>>>> >>>>>> With abandon, >>>>>> Patrick >>>>>> >>>>>> *www.MindYourHeadCoop.org <http://www.MindYourHeadCoop.org>* >>>>>> *www.OurHolyConception.org <http://www.OurHolyConception.org>* >>>>>> >>>>>> > > -- > 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- Cheers, David "it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride." - Seth Vidal -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
