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charles vail

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I ride a couple of 1980's lugged steel bikes both with 36 spoke touring style( Mavic T520 & A719) wheels and 32 mm tires. These days, as others have suggested, look into a Surly LHT or Crosscheck. Get 36 spoke wheels with beefy rims and at least a 32 mm tire 35-37 would be better. Ride the beans out of it and when the weight drops, you can load up the bike with bags and tour with it. These bikes are very versatile road machines. Forget racer type framesets, they are often limited to narrow tires 23-25 cm max due to close clearances from those overly fat aluminum tubes. Guys our weight need more rubber to avoid flatting often, plus you get a plush ride too. Don't worry about the speed drop, its not much and in fact, I can ride faster with the wider tires on chipseal surfaces. Dropping poundage will do the most for your ride speeds....until then, get something that will hold up and allow some comfort.

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