Hey all! New Guy here. I am from the Tacoma area but have lived in Hailey, Idaho for over 20 years. Always been a mountain biker. But this year, as my office moved down from Ketchum, where most of the single track with trees starts, I wanted a bike I could climb on and ride, and get out to some trees right from home, so got me a gravel bike. Hailey, and the Sun Valley area in general, has a LOT of dirt/gravel roads to explore, in addition to all the mountain biking. And I cover ground so much faster on the gravel bike when it is road and dirt road.
So, the new bike: Kona Libre, 2019 model on close out, with the 2x shimano drive train and 650b wheels and tires. Took delivery a couple/few weeks ago, and have put on a quite a few miles already, loving it! My mountain bike is a Kona Process 111, fully suspended 29’er, and it immediately felt comfortable to me. And faster than my old road bike, or at least quicker and lighter with the all carbon frame.
So, have been reading up on lots of stuff about wheels and tires, etc., as my old road bike is being passed along to my daughter who can fit it well, and needs a road bike, and instead I plan on getting a second set of wheels, 700c to put together a more road oriented set of wheels/tires, in addition to the stock 650b’s. And ran across you guys as I was looking up info on tires.
So, figured I should join. Thanks for the add! And here are a couple pics of the new bike.
