Originally Posted by
DeadGrandpa
That is funny. You ride your LHT off pavement? See? I learned something from you right there. I didn't know the LHT was an off pavement bike.
It is if you want it to be. Ever hear of D2R2? It's a mostly dirt randonee ride out of Deerfield, MA. Very hard ride due to the hills and surfaces, which include some cobles. I have done the metric twice on my LHT. I have seen people do it on carbon road bikes, including at least one Colnago. Done plenty of other unpaved roads, including mountain passes, on it.
Sometimes all this specialization seems like a marketing ploy. "You need this bike with 1.25" tires for this type of riding. You need another bike with 1.26" tires for another type of riding. You need yet a third bike with 1.27" for another type...." What I have has taken me where I have wanted to go so far.
