Get a 29" mtb frame, something with narrow chainstays like a BMC so you can put a road crank on. Replace the fork with a 27.5 fork, but keep the 700c wheels. You can still fit 45-47mm gravel tires and now you've got a long, low and slack fire road flyer. BONUS: you save $$$ by not paying the "gravel tax"
Can I use an XC bike instead? I want to have a bike that a I can use for long rides with a very slight off-road. Road conditions are not good in our country plus I prefer the aesthetics of mtb.
If you don't care about speed, a full suspension MTB is definitely more comfortable than a solid frame with no real suspension. Tried locking up my suspension for a 20km ride 100% road, it didn't took me 3 minutes to unlock the suspension 😂 Because even if I have bigger tires, I can feel way more bumps than with the suspension on. So I can imagine a bike with virtually ZERO suspension and smaller tires 😅 But, I noticed road and gravel bikes are really way faster on the road than MTB, so I am thinking of trying a full suspension road or gravel bike. 🤔 …or I will just play with my full sus MTB and convert it a mid drive e-bike with around 1kw motor and battery capacity that can reach 100+km in flat roads. 🤔
Got rid of my rigid gravel bike and just ride my mountain bike on group rides. On smooth dirt roads they’re faster than me but throw in some ruts rocks & downhills I’m faster and more controlled.
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Did you see the new specialized world cup bike
Nah I'm a ebiker
the ding makes instantly hate you
Get a 29" mtb frame, something with narrow chainstays like a BMC so you can put a road crank on. Replace the fork with a 27.5 fork, but keep the 700c wheels. You can still fit 45-47mm gravel tires and now you've got a long, low and slack fire road flyer. BONUS: you save $$$ by not paying the "gravel tax"
MAKE YOUR BIKES CHEAPER IM BEGGING YOU
Disc brakes are the truck nuts of cycling.
True true and true.
XC bikes do it all. Proove me wrong 😉
Can I use an XC bike instead? I want to have a bike that a I can use for long rides with a very slight off-road. Road conditions are not good in our country plus I prefer the aesthetics of mtb.
Rocking the Domane this year. I've been off road with it way more than on the pave
If you don't care about speed, a full suspension MTB is definitely more comfortable than a solid frame with no real suspension. Tried locking up my suspension for a 20km ride 100% road, it didn't took me 3 minutes to unlock the suspension 😂
Because even if I have bigger tires, I can feel way more bumps than with the suspension on. So I can imagine a bike with virtually ZERO suspension and smaller tires 😅
But, I noticed road and gravel bikes are really way faster on the road than MTB, so I am thinking of trying a full suspension road or gravel bike. 🤔
…or I will just play with my full sus MTB and convert it a mid drive e-bike with around 1kw motor and battery capacity that can reach 100+km in flat roads. 🤔
Bro I just want a road bike
But where I live is just mud. And then a few miles later it's just all road
Got rid of my rigid gravel bike and just ride my mountain bike on group rides. On smooth dirt roads they’re faster than me but throw in some ruts rocks & downhills I’m faster and more controlled.
I prefer walk.
A grave is better.