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Originally Posted by mstateglfr
I wouldn't want to ride 32mm tires on gravel more than 1mi at a time to connect some paved routes during a ride. Maybe 4 or so times over a 30mi ride. And that gravel would ideally be well traveled and not loose/deep.
A 40mm is as narrow as I would want for any riding where 50% or more of gravel. My gravel bike has 43mm tires right now.
^but this is me and everyone is different. Maybe you are happy with 32mm tires on the same terrain.
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I started riding gravel on a cross bike with knobby 32s before gravel bikes were the rage. I enjoyed it.
I run 40mm now and if I needed wider, I’d just ride my mountain bike (w/ XC tires). But I’m not on the west coast and no clue what terrain is like in IA. Gravel here tends to be reasonably well groomed. The chunky fire roads and usually bad enough or steep enough or lead to single track, so a mtb makes sense.