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Flats on gravel with GP5000 - what am I doing wrong?
If your gravel is mostly as shown in the photo, then the first mistake was riding GP 5ks and the second mistake was riding them at 100 PSI. I couldn't resist being glib, but we shall subsequently drop ...
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Small debris which has punctured a tubeless tire: to leave or to remove?
You should remove them, I can think of two main reasons:
sharp debris like glass can cause additional damage if not removed, so should definitely be removed.
you have much less guarantee that the ...
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Road Tyre on Gravel Bike Compaitability
I have 2 very similar wheelsets for my gravel bike, one with road tyres (32mm Schwalbe Marathon Supreme / Schwalbe One Plus) and one with the same Riddlers you've got.
I also have plenty of experience ...
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Flats on gravel with GP5000 - what am I doing wrong?
Road tyre suffer in gravel like nowhere else. You need to ride very carefully there.
You are fighting two-headed dragon there too.
If you set the tyre pressure too high the cuts from sharp pieces cuts ...
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Road Tyre on Gravel Bike Compaitability
A few thoughts, that are a bit too long to be comments:
if the question is only about size, the link provided by @mattnz will provide the answer. There's however an inconsistency in the question for ...
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Road Tyre on Gravel Bike Compaitability
Frame clearance is only one of the components to keep in mind in your case. Since you are already moving from a wide clearance (at least 37mm) you won't have trouble for road tire clearance.
You do ...
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What is the maximum tire or minimum tire width I can fit on my bicycle
Rear tire clearance in a full suspension frame also involves the shock stroke length. As the rear shock compresses, the rear wheel moves closer to the seat tube. You can sometimes fit a larger tire ...
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What is the maximum tire or minimum tire width I can fit on my bicycle
One aspect that no answer by far has considered: bottom bracket height.
For example, if you have a touring bicycle like Surly Long Haul Trucker that's designed for wide tires, it will have an ...
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