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On Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at 4:01:44 PM UTC-5, sms wrote:
On 6/3/2018 10:20 AM, 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? I've certainly seen a lot of people touring on a hardtail mountain bike, using narrower tires than the bike came with. But good luck finding a steel mountain bike these days. They exist, but they are expensive. Nashbar has one for $260. Steel frame, 700C. https://www.bikenashbar.com/cycling/...in-bike-nb-29m |
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sms 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? I've certainly seen a lot of people touring on a hardtail mountain bike, using narrower tires than the bike came with. But good luck finding a steel mountain bike these days. They exist, but they are expensive. I think I can muster 900-1100 USD so is that the aluminium price range? -- underground experts united http://user.it.uu.se/~embe8573 |
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