I'm biking the West Highland Way in the summer. I have the option of using a full sus Commencal meta 6 or a hardtail Cove HJ with 140mm RS revaltions. Which bike would be better suited over 2 days? I'm thinking the Cove. I read doing it on a HT was like riding with square wheels once though!
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What bike for the WHW?
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Posted 1 year ago #
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Nah, big soft tyres on any bike would be fine, lots of wee rocks etc but nothing so prolonged and bumpy that it NEEDS a full sus.
I've ridden it either on a 100mm hardtail with fat tubeless tyres (great fun) or a 140mm hardtail, with fat tubeless tyres (slightly more fun).
Posted 1 year ago # -
Was thinking of Maxxis high rollers, 2.35 or 2.5? I think the FS would become tiresome on the climbs at about 34lb!
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Well, bigger would be more fun on the rocky bits, and less punctures on the water bars, would be a bigger, draggier tyre than I'd want to pull around for 75km though, but I've never ridden HRs.
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2.5 HR come up around a normal beefy 2.3 That said I have a good condition 2.35 HR and I would only need to buy one new one! Hmmm 2.35 it is I think. Cheers.
Posted 1 year ago # -
Err, get a CX bike
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I'm having same dilemma doing it end may. Erring towards FS. Not ridden WHW before
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I done it last summer over two days on a Kona Abracadabra and found that perfect.
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Hardtail with slighty larger volume tyres. 2.25 crossmmarks come up pretty big. Fast rolling also, should be good for the summer conditions
Posted 1 year ago #
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