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Old 09-23-08 | 11:31 AM
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Bikes: 1996 Litespeed Classic, 2006 Trek Portland, 2013 Ribble Winter/Audax, 2016 Giant Talon 4

Originally Posted by rlrct
I looked at the Portland when I bought my commuter, but the new models weren't available yet. In retrospect, I'm glad I didn't get one. The front fork and rear stays aren't wide enough to put Nokian snows on, at least that's what I got when I talked with Trek recently. I've been considering an upgrade to disk brakes so I don't have to worry about iced rims thi swinter, but I can't retrofit disks onto the Trek XO1.

Maybe someone else has fit the 34mm Nokian snows onto a Portland, but it didn't sound like they would fit when I was talking with Trek.
Nokian Hakkapeliitta W106 in 700x35 fit my Portland just fine--with full fenders. (The 42mm ones would be too close, I think)

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