Originally Posted by
gugie
Well said! Jobst Brandt would agree.
I have a few bikes (don't we all ;-) ), and each has an optimal use, but I've ridden my narrower tired bikes on gravel roads, and fat ones on asphalt.
There is a rough, general concensus over what we mean by road, touring, gravel, etc., but that's driven more by marketing.
I look at that photo and just wonder... who would stand in front on Jobst (and Peter) on a narrow trail, just waiting to get bowled over?
... man, that is one big frame!...
Steve in Peoria