Thread: Semi-fat bikes (27.5+)

Originally Posted by gimp

Well I've done 530km in the last 2 weeks and probably 40% of them have been on sealed road so it's a reasonably high portion of my time. On an old 26" Giant hardtail. Was looking at 27.5" hardtails but there doesn't seem to be much choice

It's sounding like you want two bikes - something for fitness and going places and another for bike-packing/adventures.

Have you considered one of the newer breed of drop-bar bikes that will take up to 700*50 or 650(27.5)*2.2?

Then have a semi-fat or full fat bike set up for adventuring.