Originally Posted by
Tim_Iowa
If you have a disc 'cross bike, you could try 650b wheels with ~50 mm tires. Maybe that would be the best of both worlds? Adventure/rando bikes like the Elephant NFE are using this setup.
buying a whole new set of wheels and tires doesn't sound like something I feel like doing with my meager budget right now (10 years after a college degree, still barely $30K in an expensive city), but I know someone who just built up a similar setup and does not seem like like it. maybe he will make me a deal on the wheels.