Originally Posted by davidmcowan
The Aurora and the Randonee look pretty nice. Would they accept much larger tires if I wanted to throw on something a little thicker for the winter time? The Aurora looks to be the most affordable. I could probably get it complete with gear for the craigslist price of my road, fix, and mountain bike. Do you think I could set it up to handle mild off-road riding? Also, on the aurora do you just move headset rings above or below the stem to make it lower/higher?
It should be able to handle more than the 28's that come on it. As for light off-road riding, it should be able to handle enough to scare the crap out of me (riding off-road with drops can be...interesting
). I don't think I'd try Green Mountain or White Ranch and I'd probably stay far away from Dakota Ridge
But it should be able to handle fire roads and maybe some of the old rail passes here in the state (Rollins Pass, Alpine Tunnel, Switzerland Trail, etc) just fine.
And yes, you can put the spacer rings above or below the stem to raise or lower the stem. In fact, one of the nice things about cantis on threadless, is that the brake cable hanger has a pinch bolt so you don't have to readjust the headset when you remove the stem.