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  Topic Name: Touring on 700x42 tires on: July 27, 2018, 03:50:03 PM
trail_monkey


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« on: July 27, 2018, 03:50:03 PM »
Do any of you guys bike pack (on and off the road) with 700x42 or tires similarly sized?
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  Topic Name: Touring on 700x42 tires Reply #1 on: July 28, 2018, 12:31:51 AM
RonK


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« Reply #1 on: July 28, 2018, 12:31:51 AM »
Soma Cazadero. 700x42
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  Topic Name: Touring on 700x42 tires Reply #2 on: July 28, 2018, 04:09:26 AM
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« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2018, 04:09:26 AM »
Thats what I am running on my wolverine. Good tire. Do you get off the road much with those tires?
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  Topic Name: Touring on 700x42 tires Reply #3 on: July 28, 2018, 01:58:09 PM
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« Reply #3 on: July 28, 2018, 01:58:09 PM »
You can do it,
just have to slow down .
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  Topic Name: Touring on 700x42 tires Reply #4 on: July 28, 2018, 02:13:53 PM
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« Reply #4 on: July 28, 2018, 02:13:53 PM »
Quote from: trail_monkey on July 28, 2018, 04:09:26 AM
Thats what I am running on my wolverine. Good tire. Do you get off the road much with those tires?
I used them for a back roads tour with about a 60/40 mix of surfaces, after an uncomfortable ride on a previous back roads tour.

I selected them for their fast rolling centre rail on pavement and good edge grip on unsealed surfaces. They certainly provided a more relaxed, less stressful ride in loose surfaces.
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  Topic Name: Touring on 700x42 tires Reply #5 on: July 29, 2018, 09:34:36 AM
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« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2018, 09:34:36 AM »
I think that's a good side for mixed terrain. I also have Cazaderos and like them a lot, though I have switched over to the 650x47 WTB tires.  Unless you are expecting technical singletrack they will be fine.

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