Gravel Ride - How fat can you go on S40

[david_kcmo]

I'm riding 35 mm (I think that's the right way of saying it). How fat can I go for gravel? Riding on a rail to trail and to want my tail to feel like it's getting impaled every time I hit gravel (I couldn't come up with a word that rhymes and that means gravel). Seriously though.

 

[cpml123]

I have Schwalbe G One Allaround 38mm on 700c. Still have room for fenders. I think you can go even bigger with 650b.

 

[bladderhead]

My S40 has 650b 38mms and mudguards. I had such trouble getting mudguards on the Silvio that I was worried about space, but I now see that I could have fitted 700c 38mms, or wider 650b. Easily. But my S40 works really well on gravel as it is. And it flies on tarmac.

 

[McWheels]

Equally I run 650b x 42 on the front of the Gen 1 S40, and a 700 x 35 at the back. Both covered by SKS Longboard mudguards.

 

[Black Hawk Down]

I have Schwalbe 2" Mondales on my S40 but the wheels are 26". They work great for touring. I have full fenders.