So i have a bike ride in a few weeks but i don’t know which bike to take… Road bike / MTB FS / Hybrid ?

the route is 140 mile over 2 days, lots of road but also some hard pack , fire road / canal path stuff

This is a link to the route…..LINK

only visible to your freinds it says?

If you can get 28 tyres with a bit of protection on the road bike then I’d go for that based on your description alone

+1 to road bike with bigger tyres. I once did an off-road triathlon where most of the ride was canal path type stuff on a road bike with CX tyres and it worked fine. I’ve also ridden canal paths on 23mm tyres and that’s OK if the paths are decent.

I believe the “n+1” bike rule applies here, you need another bike
29er HT would be my suggestion…

Oops….link should work now

Yes I did think about getting a lightweight HT lol

Cheers for the advice on tyres forgot to ask about that

80+% road – road bike anything more and i would personally be thinking hybrid if it was decent quality.

Borrow an audax or light tourer would be my first choice though.

Ok sounds like road bike it is with some bigger sturdier tyres

Im just looking at tyres

should i go for some semi slicks like…

Continental travel contacts 640g

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LINK

I want something that rolls well but can stand up to some light off road

Did the link to the route work for everyone in the end ?

I’ve been using folding Travel Contacts for a while – I personally hated them. I found them harsh due to the very stiff kevlar band and reinforced side walls plus I got 2 punctures on the first 2 rides (from a supposedly very puncture proof tyre).

I decided I wanted more comfort – took them off and replaced with 2.25 Racing Ralph double defense which are just as fast rolling, mean I can have more fun off-road and soak up the bumps so less battered on poor roads.

I’m sticking with the Ralphs for a C2C this weekend.