Just wondering if anyone has tried pairing an XLS with a smaller fatter tyre combination. I’ve just finished the Dorset Gravel Dash and I’m wondering if I can make the bike a little comfier!

Or shall I just buy a Camino Ti frame?

I tried fitting a pair of 26″ wheels in with narrow 2.0 Hutchison pythons and it was no dice. There’s very little clearance at the back for much bigger than a 38c. The forks are a bit better.

theboyneeds – were you riding with your brother (on one ti bike?)

Hi aP – wasn’t me I’m afraid. I wasn’t actually on my XLS but I have one and I would have loved to have ridden the Dash on it but my ageing wrists just wouldn’t have coped with the mileage without some fatter tyres. I’m planning for next year now… Great weekend!

Thanks shedbrewed – I suspected that might be the case. My chainstays have already lost some carbon from getting over ambitious with a 38c.

my chainstay too has material buzzed from it and I have now stuck to 35c. The fork is roomier, and I sometimes go 40c