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Old 11-07-19, 05:04 PM
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Duende108
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Personally for an all road bike, I like the geo of the Lynskey. It serve you better on gravel descents and won't feel sluggish on road either. The Kinisis isn't bad though by any means. Really depends on your local landscape to make these decisions.

Are there tons of dirt? Is the gravel loose pack and sandy? Or hard pack? Is it flat or hilly?

FWIW, in NOCAL, I can get away with 38mm widths pretty much anywhere here. But I do need knobbies, because there's a lot of hills comprised of loose gravel here on top of bedrock. So slicks don't cut it.. and super wide tires aren't necessary except for descending sometimes. In those instances a full suspension MTB is the ticket anyways.

Personally I would recommend being able to go wider if you can and wouldn't limit yourself to 32mm. A frame that can handle a 38mm or 42mm will give you more options and won't ride any differently with 32mm tires on it.

my .02
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