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Hi D,
I did the Devon Coast to Coast last year, and i think that nearly
I put some slicks on it and pumped the tyres upto 100PSI and away you
At the overnight camp, i changed my tyres back to MTB tyres for the
The MTB leg on day 2 was a bit muddy in places but super bad. You
There was a mix of abilities last year so dont worry about times as
I planning on doing the one day event this year so tyre choice will be
Hope this helps and see you there. It is a great event and well
Ian Grace
On 22 May, 11:20, deeefender <deonschep...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> The Coast to Coast Devon 2 day race looks like it is possibly going to
> The only thing is that although I do a lot of cycling events (up to
> I guess the ultimate questions would be - can I get around the course
> Your thoughts and suggestions welcome...
> D
everyone rode on a mountin bike - I did.
go.
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.
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.
you will be fine.
more important (unless they are allowing a change of bike!!)
organised.
> Hi guys and gals
> 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.
> 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?
> 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?