When I first got the OCR- I was still riding with my MTB mates. We used to do raod rides together but there were too many occasions when a "Rough" trail would link two sections of road and would have made a good ride for all of us. (If you like road riding on MTB's with knobblies that is) Then one day I decided to attempt the 3 miles of Trail on the OCR. Standard bike- OM wheels and 700x 26 Kenda Slicks. The bike made it superbly- even though it was loose dirt and more suited to MTB's than road bike. Only concession I made was on the down slopes as hitting the lumps at speed would probably have wrecked the wheels.


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It made me think about a CX bike but I am afraid that this is still on the back burner waiting for the Enthusiasm to start up again. If its offroad then the MTB would be better than a CX- and for a Road ride- thenthe Road bikes are better. But for the 40 miles of flattish trail that I could get in locally- then the CX may be on the cards.