> The Coast to Coast Devon 2 day race looks like it is possibly going to
> be an awesome event in the calendar. I have done a few xterra type
> races and enduro events (specifically mountain bike marathons and
> running races) and am considering signing up for Devon C2C.

> The only thing is that although I do a lot of cycling events (up to
> 100k races) these are MTB rides and not road riding. I in fact do not
> have a road bike. I am confortable with trail runs, road runs, MTBing
> and even the kayaking required for this race, but wanted to know if
> anyone has done this event before and what bikes are used for the road
> ride section?

> I guess the ultimate questions would be - can I get around the course
> by having slicks on my MTB for the road ride section and switching
> back to nobbly tires for the MTB section the next day? Will I make the
> cut off times and am I going to be Nigel no friends at the back of the
> group if I use my mountain bike?

> Your thoughts and suggestions welcome...

> D

> I did the Devon Coast to Coast last year, and i think that nearly
> everyone rode on a mountin bike - I did.

> I put some slicks on it and pumped the tyres upto 100PSI and away you
> go.

> At the overnight camp, i changed my tyres back to MTB tyres for the
> second day. No problem. It does mean that you have to put two tubes
> and tyres in your overnight bag, but the space that this took up was
> well worth it as it made day one much easier.

> The MTB leg on day 2 was a bit muddy in places but super bad. You
> could make do with a hybrid tyre and not change or use something like
> the Kenda small block 8 which is good off road, but pretty fast on the
> road. Personally i would change tyres.

> There was a mix of abilities last year so dont worry about times as
> you will be fine.

> I planning on doing the one day event this year so tyre choice will be
> more important (unless they are allowing a change of bike!!)

> Hope this helps and see you there. It is a great event and well
> organised.

> Ian Grace

> On 22 May, 11:20, deeefender <deonschep...@googlemail.com> wrote:

> > Hi guys and gals

> > The Coast to Coast Devon 2 day race looks like it is possibly going to
> > be an awesome event in the calendar. I have done a few xterra type
> > races and enduro events (specifically mountain bike marathons and
> > running races) and am considering signing up for Devon C2C.

> > The only thing is that although I do a lot of cycling events (up to
> > 100k races) these are MTB rides and not road riding. I in fact do not
> > have a road bike. I am confortable with trail runs, road runs, MTBing
> > and even the kayaking required for this race, but wanted to know if
> > anyone has done this event before and what bikes are used for the road
> > ride section?

> > I guess the ultimate questions would be - can I get around the course
> > by having slicks on my MTB for the road ride section and switching
> > back to nobbly tires for the MTB section the next day? Will I make the
> > cut off times and am I going to be Nigel no friends at the back of the
> > group if I use my mountain bike?

> > Your thoughts and suggestions welcome...

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> Internet is great, being in sunny Algarve/Portugal how else would you
> find out about this events?

> I am considering doing this, it sounds great.

> Questions:

> 1. Run, what type of shoes would recomend? Light trainers, or
> something more robust?

> 2. Bike, personally I have a mountain bike a road bike. Is the road
> good enough for a road bike? On the mountain bike ride, what is the
> type of terrain? Mud? Gravel? Fast? Hard? Technical? Is possible to
> obtain an elevation graphic, both of the road and mountain sections?

> 3. From my understanding of the site event the organization does
> provide sit-on-top kayaks, right?

> Thanks for the help.

> Nelson

> On 15 Jun, 16:07, Moley <igr...@hotmail.com> wrote:

> > Hi D,

> > I did the Devon Coast to Coast last year, and i think that nearly
> > everyone rode on a mountin bike - I did.

> > I put some slicks on it and pumped the tyres upto 100PSI and away you
> > go.

> > At the overnight camp, i changed my tyres back to MTB tyres for the
> > second day. No problem. It does mean that you have to put two tubes
> > and tyres in your overnight bag, but the space that this took up was
> > well worth it as it made day one much easier.

> > The MTB leg on day 2 was a bit muddy in places but super bad. You
> > could make do with a hybrid tyre and not change or use something like
> > the Kenda small block 8 which is good off road, but pretty fast on the
> > road. Personally i would change tyres.

> > There was a mix of abilities last year so dont worry about times as
> > you will be fine.

> > I planning on doing the one day event this year so tyre choice will be
> > more important (unless they are allowing a change of bike!!)

> > Hope this helps and see you there. It is a great event and well
> > organised.

> > Ian Grace

> > On 22 May, 11:20, deeefender <deonschep...@googlemail.com> wrote:

> > > Hi guys and gals

> > > The Coast to Coast Devon 2 day race looks like it is possibly going to
> > > be an awesome event in the calendar. I have done a few xterra type
> > > races and enduro events (specifically mountain bike marathons and
> > > running races) and am considering signing up for Devon C2C.

> > > The only thing is that although I do a lot of cycling events (up to
> > > 100k races) these are MTB rides and not road riding. I in fact do not
> > > have a road bike. I am confortable with trail runs, road runs, MTBing
> > > and even the kayaking required for this race, but wanted to know if
> > > anyone has done this event before and what bikes are used for the road
> > > ride section?

> > > I guess the ultimate questions would be - can I get around the course
> > > by having slicks on my MTB for the road ride section and switching
> > > back to nobbly tires for the MTB section the next day? Will I make the
> > > cut off times and am I going to be Nigel no friends at the back of the
> > > group if I use my mountain bike?

> > > Your thoughts and suggestions welcome...

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