Originally Posted by
biknbrian
My wife and I rode DC to Pittsburgh last year. Now in about three weeks time we are taking our teenage kids from Pittsburgh to Cumberland. We both rode what were basically fat slicks, 35 and 38 mm. That is fine on the GAP which is well covered, but could have turned into a disaster on the C&O if it had gotten more muddy.
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You might pass me if your ride is over the 4th, I can't maintain 15mph on the GAP loaded. I'll either leave from the West End after work on Friday or the East End on Saturday depending on weather and work schedule. Unfortunately my wife and son bailed out on me this year.