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Originally Posted by livingminimal
That's where I live and I ride PCH a lot! I have a bike for that, but I fair just as well on my more gravelish bike when I slap my 28s on it and go. I dunno. Just seems road bikes are getting more and more narrow, or mine (our?) tastes are expanding more.
If/when my Stinner Refugio breaks, I will be lining up for an Open UP or a 3T Exploro I think.
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I was stationed in San Diego for a year and rode around 5K miles on my road bike and only flatted once and that was a thorn near Escondido. The roads where crowded but decent. I think I was riding on some nice Vittoria clinchers in 25mm. Around here, I have to ride tubeless or suffer 1-2 flats a week, regardless of tire size. I've got a set of Altamonts with 32mm file tread Maxxis tubeless tires for my gravel bike and they're a great option when I travel with one bike, but I'm faster on the road with a fat 25.