Originally Posted by
mpetry912
While I understand that all the magazines say you gotta have clearance for 50mm + tire cross section and fenders etc, ask yourselt - for riding that 'required" tires of that size, would you not want to use a mountain bike ? And the MTB world is going thru a similar evolution - huge 29" tires and full floater suspension with 8" or more of travel ?
Truth. After demonstrating to myself that I don't have the skills to safely own a mountain bike, I decided that anything I can't ride on my CX bike with 700x35 tires I shouldn't be riding anyway. It turns out the CX bike can handle an awful lot though. Pretty much anything that looks like a road or a trail.