I got a New World Tourist and its tires are a little fatter than some
of the other models and it takes to varying surfaces pretty well.
There really is nothing like riding a bike made to your dimensions. I
think mine is actually better than any full size bikes I have had
including a Bridgestone MB2, a Peugeot and a pretty nice Raleigh that
was stolen.
Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA
On Aug 15, 2005, at 1:44 PM, Jeff Keller wrote:
>
> I would second Winsor's recommendation for a folder (or other
> alternative
> bike). I have a Bike Friday that I'm very happy with. But the
> incompatibility between skinny high pressure tires and gravel roads
> is even
> greater with small diameter tires. Other than that it will perform
> as well
> as a conventional drop handle bar road bike.
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