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From: Roger Merriman <roger@sarlet.com>
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech
Subject: Re: Patching TPU innertube
Date: 5 Jan 2025 08:47:14 GMT
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Frank Krygowski <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> On 1/4/2025 5:07 AM, Roger Merriman wrote:
>> 
>> One of the features I like about the Gravel bike is its able to be good
>> enough for a wide range of conditions it will loose out to a road race bike
>> and a MTB on the edges but that still leaves quite a range of conditions.
> That's what I've always liked about touring frames. Mine's worked well 
> on widely different surfaces with tires from about 23 to about 37mm. Not 
> on extreme mountain biking surfaces, but on things like the C&O Canal 
> Towpath, a true mule trail.
> 

Arguably Gravel bikes have replaced dedicated touring bikes, which are
fairly uncommon to see in bike shops or even being used.

But yes similar wide range of performance, to a extent some road bikes with
wide tyres up to 40mm will cope with tame stuff such as towpaths and so on,
the lack of low gearing perhaps more hindering.

Roger Merriman