Originally Posted by
dogontour
I have 32mm tires on right now. I can, and have ridden on gravel but the tires just don't give enough cushion and after 10 miles everything was sore and I still had 20 miles to get home so it's not worth repeating in my book. I was looking at my bike last night as I rode though and I have fenders and a front rack with a narrow profile on it and while I could get away with slightly wider tires it wouldn't allow for much wider. I'll have to take my bike to a shop with me and see what fits in my fenders. Thanks for your help!
Tiff
Tiff, you might see if you can get away with less pressure in your tires to smooth things out without buying fatties. If you're currently running max or near max pressure, you likely have leeway to let pressure out.
I run my 32's with around 90 psi, and I weigh 220 lbs and currently rock a 30 lb bike with a 30+ lb additional load. This gives me a little squish but no pinch flats.