I have been enjoying my Roadini with 35s - RH Bon Jon Pass (regular grade). I would say I ride 60/40 paved to unpaved. Mostly the unpaved miles are forest service roads, well packed but loose and sharp at the edges. I am thoroughly impressed with the tires and how they hold up to some brutal descents and jagged gravel. It is a bit under-bikey (descents can be extra jarring) and I will be trying some 38s, but really the 35s are pretty damn good for rolling across several terrains.
On Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 4:50:23 AM UTC-8 Jay wrote: > I have the 2023 Roadini, size 57. I LOVE the bike and how it feels, every > time I get on it after a long break (riding another bike on snowy/salty > roads) I'm reminded of just how good it fits, handles, and feels. > > I'm thinking of adding a third wheel set, for mainly unpaved riding (more > below). *I'm curious as to your experience with this bike on gravel > roads, trails, etc.* I realize bike configs will differ, as to the > specific riding conditions, but to me this is not a road bike like the ones > I've had previously, so I want to push the envelope and see what terrain I > can ride, somewhat comfortably. > > *Recap*: Bought it a year ago and had two wheel sets from the start, one > with Dura-Ace wheels I already had, and 30mm tires for road rides with a > friend, who is faster than me (me and the bike can keep up! so it has > replaced my road bike); the other with new 105 hubs and H plus son > archetype rims with 43mm GKSS tires for every other ride, which includes > rail trails, short sections of gravel paths connecting roads, and 100% > paved rides when on my own (I like the added comfort and versatility over > the 30mm tires). Swapping wheels is so easy, pop the quick release on the > TRP levers and on the other one on the brake callipers, swap wheels, barrel > adjuster on the calliper to adjust pads to rim, done. I'm always playing > records when messing around with the bike, and this is a "one song" > adjustment lol > > If I was to add a third wheel set, I think I would want go tubeless, with > supple 43-45mm tires with an aggressive tread. I want to maximize comfort > and also have a tire that can corner on loose gravel, and ride comfortably > over choppy gravel roads (on longer mixed surface rides). The 43mm GKSS > tires are great, and I run that at 30psi if mixed surface, but they lack > comfort on chunky terrain and don't handle my twisty gravel trails very > well (where as my Salsa Fargo with 2.2" tubeless tires, smooth centre / > knobby corners, is great). > > Looking for your input about this bike's capability unpaved/off-road, our > experience, and recommendations for TLR rims, and tires as described above. > Thanks! > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/870cee4f-99cb-47c2-aa6c-0c3b4a8600c7n%40googlegroups.com.
