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Old 10-29-10, 02:30 PM
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70 miles on road and 10 miles on a bit of rough road with sand covering it. So what do you set yourself up for?

Two ways- get a Rigid MTB and set the bike up with semislick tyres. These look like worn out slicks with Knobbles at the edge og the tread. This will cost you as the Bike will still have to be sensible quality but you may be lucky in getting one secondhand

The other alternative is to get a wider tyre fitted to your current road bike and possibly get a tyre with a bit of tread. Your LBS can advise on the maximum tyre width you can go to but any tyre over a 28 will be suitable. You may even be lucky enough to get a Cyclocross tyre that will fit the frame and forks and these will work on both road and sand. Whether you will with a couple of panniers is a different matter though. Riding in sand is hard.
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Originally Posted by stapfam
70 miles on road and 10 miles on a bit of rough road with sand covering it. So what do you set yourself up for?

Two ways- get a Rigid MTB and set the bike up with semislick tyres. These look like worn out slicks with Knobbles at the edge og the tread. This will cost you as the Bike will still have to be sensible quality but you may be lucky in getting one secondhand

The other alternative is to get a wider tyre fitted to your current road bike and possibly get a tyre with a bit of tread. Your LBS can advise on the maximum tyre width you can go to but any tyre over a 28 will be suitable. You may even be lucky enough to get a Cyclocross tyre that will fit the frame and forks and these will work on both road and sand. Whether you will with a couple of panniers is a different matter though. Riding in sand is hard.
Thanks. Right now i'm kinda leaning toward a MTB. The friend that im going with does not own a road bike and it looks like the MTB will be the better choice for the ride anyway. I think the roadie is going up for sale and ill be buying a MTB for the remainder of high school and college use. Seems like a shame to give up my road bike, but for some reason I'm a bit excited to be getting a MTB!
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Brad,

The new bike path along US1 starts a few miles north of Bunnell, right about where the truck weigh station is on the road. It runs up to the junction of Rt 95 and US1 (actually a couple of miles short of that intersection).

It is a great trail! Perfect, brand new concrete, lots os twists and turns, some small hills and several wood bridges over wetlands and drainage areas. It runs on both sides of US1 and is almost toally empty all the time.
I've done sections of it at about 26mph (with a tailwind) and felt my speed was appropriate for the conditions.

When you are forced to return to the road the shoulder is very wide and somewhat safe feeling. No problems for a guy like you!

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Originally Posted by bykemike
Brad,

The new bike path along US1 starts a few miles north of Bunnell, right about where the truck weigh station is on the road. It runs up to the junction of Rt 95 and US1 (actually a couple of miles short of that intersection).

It is a great trail! Perfect, brand new concrete, lots os twists and turns, some small hills and several wood bridges over wetlands and drainage areas. It runs on both sides of US1 and is almost toally empty all the time.
I've done sections of it at about 26mph (with a tailwind) and felt my speed was appropriate for the conditions.

When you are forced to return to the road the shoulder is very wide and somewhat safe feeling. No problems for a guy like you!

Mike

COOL looks like it would be a perfect alternative for the brick section if we run short on time
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