On Sunday, June 3, 2018 at 12:20:19 PM UTC-5, Emanuel Berg wrote:
Perhaps this was approached from the wrong
angle, if one desires wide tires, perhaps one
should get a 28" MTB steel frame and only have
the gear loaded the same way?

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Stop using the word "randonneur". As for wanting wide tires, which seems to be your only goal. That is easy. With the advent of 29", 700C mountain bikes, there are many wide bike tires for every wheel size. You can get many 26" or 700C bikes that will accommodate 1.9" or 2.1" wide tires. That is 48 and 53 mm wide. I'm guessing there are slightly skinnier 700C tires available too.