Hi,
I'm doing a charity ride on the Taff Trail in a few months time but am slightly concerned that my bike, or more specifically my tyres, won't be up to the job.
I'll be riding 55 miles from Cardiff to Brecon (and then back down to Cardiff the following day) on my Specialized Allez road bike fitted with Continental Gatorskins 700x25 tyres.
I haven't really been able to find out much about the quality of the trail path so I'm not really sure whether my tyres will cope. I don't have to stick to the trail the whole way, as long as I get to Brecon I'm more than happy to take a detour on to the main roads if that means I avoid any treacherous parts of the trail - any advice on this would be much appreciated.
If my slick road tyres aren't appropriate, and I really don't think they are the more I think about it!, does anyone have any advice on some suitable tyres I could fit bearing in mind I don't have that much clearance available on the bike (700x32/35 is probably the maximum I could fit)?
Cheers.
I'm doing a charity ride on the Taff Trail in a few months time but am slightly concerned that my bike, or more specifically my tyres, won't be up to the job.
I'll be riding 55 miles from Cardiff to Brecon (and then back down to Cardiff the following day) on my Specialized Allez road bike fitted with Continental Gatorskins 700x25 tyres.
I haven't really been able to find out much about the quality of the trail path so I'm not really sure whether my tyres will cope. I don't have to stick to the trail the whole way, as long as I get to Brecon I'm more than happy to take a detour on to the main roads if that means I avoid any treacherous parts of the trail - any advice on this would be much appreciated.
If my slick road tyres aren't appropriate, and I really don't think they are the more I think about it!, does anyone have any advice on some suitable tyres I could fit bearing in mind I don't have that much clearance available on the bike (700x32/35 is probably the maximum I could fit)?
Cheers.