Originally Posted by
Noonievut
Not too loose I guess...think of a rail trail with crushed gravel but that gravel is loose when climbing 20% grade in that the rear tire doesn't want to stick. I have 40's right now with the Tourareg, and they feel like the minimum for getting up this hill without having to dismount due to losing traction.
Rail trails typically dont exceed 3% or so, since trains used the routes. Ive been on 20% or greater hills not even a handful of times...I really think I could count the number of times on one hand. Once a gravel road hits 16 or 17%, thats just nuts and exhausting for me.