Originally Posted by
Moskau
Thanks for the response
Another thought, I do have a Trek 6000 hardtail MTB and it's not super hardcore. It's heavier than the FX 7.3 but I'm wondering if I could buy an extra set of tires (700) for it. Would it still be lengths away from a hybrid? I'm not sure how much it'd slow me down but it'd save me a few bucks for sure.
I do want to have a MTB so having one bike and changing tires may be tedious but I don't know how much work switching tires is going to be. hmm.
ETA: Getting ahead of myself there. My MTB tires are 26" and I'm restricted by the suspension so I can't increase the tire size enough for it to make much of a difference.
26 in. tires can be as "thin" a 1.5 road slicks all the way up to 3.0+ in width. We use a 26.1.75 CST Slectra (kevlar shielded) tire that works on all the types of surfaces you listed and "rolls" wayyyyyyyy better than a classic "knobby" MTB tire. Although we've decided we like "road/touring" better, our Jamis Trail-X MTB's are set up for that type of riding (converted) BUT, if I decided I wanted to do a little off roading, I too like the idea of "just getting a 2nd. set of wheel's" and putting on some nice 26x2.0 knobbies on them. So your idea of using your MTB as a "all around" bike, can work well, jmho.
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