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Originally Posted by jfranci3

I'm not sure what your bike can handle, but get the widest recommended tire. Don't squeeze it in there, because the sand will eat your paint. Once you get even a bit off pavement, width matters more. 28mm tires will roll rather than sink, but it won't be fun. If you hit a muddy patch, it's over. The wider tires will keep you floating above any soft material. Even on a groomed, smooth, hard trail, you'll go a lot faster on a 45psi 35mm tire than a 28mm 65psi setup.




As for the specific tire, you can go with a slick for sure. You want a fast rolling fatter travel tire? I've had good luck with Schwalbe G-One Speed (these are only 30c?),which are just as fast as my 25c GP5K tubeless. The G-One AllAround is a good tire too. My GravelKing 42c are roughly 1mph slower on the road till about 20mph, then a bit more. Vittoria has a nice mixed road tire too.

I can only assume you are speaking from experience and all opinions are valid but I have ridden all those trails on a road bike for many many years. I think 28's are perfect to jump between roads and CL paths. Just still my opinion.