Originally Posted by
Patty Up North
Thanks! Ill look into older brake setups.
I find my 700x32 quite decent on gravel and dirt tracks. Not single track, but in a way that make you feel confident in a detour across a forrest or hiking trail. I don't feel like loosing that much comfort, compared to my MTB with Schwalbe Marathon Plus 26x2". Whereas my old retro roadbikes 25 mm's would be torture.
As my new Fuji Touring being my first bike with the 700x32, im quite pleased with the performence on mixed surface. Until now I was convinced that it was not possible to find a bike with the ability to do both.
Search for "cross levers" as they were originally envisioned for cyclocross bikes but have been adapted by commuters, tourers, etc. in addition to cross racers. I have them on two bikes and wouldn't want to lose them. They do take up some of the real estate on your bar tops so that is the main negative especially if you have narrow drop bars.