Originally Posted by
merlinextraligh
There's something to your comment in that gravel race bikes are in someways a throw back to more traditional bikes that allowed the use of wider tires, before everybody started buying road bikes that are essentially road racing bikes.
That said, I doubt you'd finish Dirty Kanza on a Rivendal Roadeo due to the 33mm tire limit, and the lack of mud clearance from the caliper brakes.
The DK promoters recommend tires at least 2" wide. The ability to take really wide tires is what differentiates gravel grinders.
Agreed.
Sam Hillborne has canti posts and can take at least 42 with fenders, but I agree, the Roadeo really isn't the bike for that kind of stuff. It does pretty good on gravel though and dirt road riding.