MorbidMonkey
New Member
So i havent been biking since 2010. I had baught a road bike with drop bars. Rode that all over Atlanta. But when i moved i had to leave the bike next to a tree for someone to take. Really sucked but sometimes thats what life dictates. Fast forward to 2 weeks ago. I purchased me a 2020 Trek Fx3 Disc. My first disc brake bike. I kind of like it. Everything about it i have as bone stock. I did add a Bontrager MIK backrack and Double Pannier MIK. Then i had the top bag from Amazon that came with matching panniers but i dont use those.. Not till i get the front rack. And the top bag is just the on the back rack for now as in the pictures. Then i added some Bontrager fenders. For light i added a 500 lumen flashlight.. Really bright and a 100 lumen red light on my helmet. And a clip on for another red light on the rack. Finally i added a really nice phone holder. My ultimate objective is for bikepacking and touring.
So thats the backstory. But i have some concerns. Right now stock these are 700x32.. With the fenders i can got up to 35mm.. 38mm if i take the fenders off. At $70 bucks i have to use them. I cant afford a new set of rims for quite a while. So my question is can i upgrade to 35mm tires using the 32mm stock rims. Or do i have to upgrade rims as well?? They are also supposedly TLR rims but Trek said they arent. Although website clearly shows it in specs. I do plan on getting tubeless and 2nd set of rims but thats alot of money currently. I have a lot of potholes and unpaved shoulders with debris. And if i hit any sand or loose gravel i dig in. What are my options to use with stock rims 700x32 or 35? I need to be able to go down gravel roads not just Rail2Trails. Because theres all crap paved roads with heavy traffic to get to the good paved trails.
So thats the backstory. But i have some concerns. Right now stock these are 700x32.. With the fenders i can got up to 35mm.. 38mm if i take the fenders off. At $70 bucks i have to use them. I cant afford a new set of rims for quite a while. So my question is can i upgrade to 35mm tires using the 32mm stock rims. Or do i have to upgrade rims as well?? They are also supposedly TLR rims but Trek said they arent. Although website clearly shows it in specs. I do plan on getting tubeless and 2nd set of rims but thats alot of money currently. I have a lot of potholes and unpaved shoulders with debris. And if i hit any sand or loose gravel i dig in. What are my options to use with stock rims 700x32 or 35? I need to be able to go down gravel roads not just Rail2Trails. Because theres all crap paved roads with heavy traffic to get to the good paved trails.