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Invasive-farmer on January 29, 2025 11:45 pm I think it depends on how old your ribs are. That looks like it will be painful.
Only_Jury_8448 on January 30, 2025 12:06 am That looks steep. If I had a similar bike on narrow knobbies, I might consider it. Probably not advisable, though.
coxtonyards on January 30, 2025 12:24 am Barely looks like there’s a trail there! Underbiking is a bit of an understatement here.
Visual_You3773 on January 30, 2025 12:44 am I feel that. MTB guys look at me like I’m crazy when I ride my 32c touring bike up fire roads in the mountains
mucheffort on January 30, 2025 12:54 am https://preview.redd.it/u9g9o2rh41ge1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=38c0138928fefce5a88bb85f9a6c565d386c8bff Oh ya
Bukowski515 on January 30, 2025 1:45 am https://preview.redd.it/rl3i0fdac1ge1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=805d7fd97b7b62839b5d6633288a457a3703f543 Absolutely. Love taking a fixed gear places it doesn’t belong on 35c tires. Also the reason I run a front brake 😂
the_deepest_toot on January 30, 2025 2:04 am [I also love taking my old road bike places it shouldn’t go](https://imgur.com/a/VBFEIrf)
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I think it depends on how old your ribs are. That looks like it will be painful.
That looks steep. If I had a similar bike on narrow knobbies, I might consider it. Probably not advisable, though.
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Barely looks like there’s a trail there! Underbiking is a bit of an understatement here.
wtf
I feel that. MTB guys look at me like I’m crazy when I ride my 32c touring bike up fire roads in the mountains
https://preview.redd.it/u9g9o2rh41ge1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=38c0138928fefce5a88bb85f9a6c565d386c8bff
Oh ya
The rough stuff fellowship approves
https://preview.redd.it/rl3i0fdac1ge1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=805d7fd97b7b62839b5d6633288a457a3703f543
Absolutely. Love taking a fixed gear places it doesn’t belong on 35c tires. Also the reason I run a front brake 😂
[I also love taking my old road bike places it shouldn’t go](https://imgur.com/a/VBFEIrf)