Originally Posted by
Barrettscv
Is it a fine line, or a distinction without a difference?
if your bike won't accept a 29er tire, i'd say that's a distinct difference, Barretscv!
If someone wants to put a 700x42 tire on a Cross Check and use it off-road like a mountain bike, he can call it a Monstercross bike and I won't lose any sleep.
i'm not losing any sleep, but that still won't make the cross check a monstercross dimensioned frameset.
What about a Salsa Vaya with the same 700x42 tire, Is that a Monstercross bike or a Cyclocross bike?
What if someone installs a 700x40 tire, like the Clement X'PLOR MSO on a Salsa fargo? If I was touring on a mixture of pavement and gravel, a 700x40 tire would perform better than a 700x55.
you'd be a: riding a disc brake touring bike with a modestly fat tire and extremely marginal tire clearance; and
b: riding a monstercross frameset with modestly sized tires.