CroixDeFer

[ultraburner]

I've taken advantage of my employer's ride to work scheme and splashed out on a CDF. However its role will be that of a tourer allbeit fairweather
Here's where I'd like your advice. The biggest tyres I've used in the past have been 25's!
What kind of tyres and size should I consider, mudguards will be dependant on this I imagine? I'd like a rack too...

What say you?

[Psamathe]

Re: Tyres: I have 32's on mine. LBS said they could not fit mudguards on with the supplied 35's.

Re: Rack: The rack fixings on the rear are quite high. I tried and returned a couple of racks which had far too much gap between top of mudguard and bottom or rack. I ended up with a Tubus Cargo Evo for a 26" wheel (not the 700 sized rack) - and I thought it fitted well (maybe around 1" clearance).

Ian

[Brucey]

I'd suggest something in the 28-32mm range and see how you go with those; all depends how you are with the whole speed vs comfort thing, how bad the roads are etc.

cheers

[BSRU]

Is it a Croix de Fer or a CDF?, there not the same bikes(similar).

My Croix de Fer takes 35c Marathon Winters no problem with full mudguards.