Originally Posted by
DCwom
The C&O is NOT a rail trail and does not have what most would consider a "rail-trail surface". We've used 32mm on the GAP and other rail-trails with crushed limestone type surfaces, and have never had a problem. From what I've heard from others the C&O would warrant a wider tire.
+1. I did the GAP last September fully loaded on 32c Conti Contacts as part of a cross=PA tour. No problem, and I probably would not have wanted anything narrower or wider. But from all accounts, the C&O, which is a canal path, not a rail-trail, is an entirely different animal.