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I'm heading up there week after next and I was wondering whether the riding around edale and castleton suits 140 or 160mm. Plus does it get boggy or does it drain well? Trying to work out if I need mud tyres and which bike to take.
Thanks for any advice.
Rich
Around Castleton you could probably entertain yourself equally on either bike. If it's wet there, no tyre in the World will actually stop you sliding like a slurry thing so go with whatever is big volume - pinch flat allies.
Enjoy!!
Rachel
Ha! Was meant to be sliding like a slidey thing but I actually like iPhone's other suggestion!
There are a few bits that get muddy, rushup edge comes to mind for eg, but plan for rocks and you won't go far wrong I think
Was out yesterday on the Hayfield Calssic loop, it's a bit slip-slidey in places - Rushup Edge BW is a bog, the FP is a lot better at the moment. Mam Tor is getting quite chewed up though. Don't know what it's like further round over Castleton way.
Edale wasn't too bad, Jacobs Ladder was all fine although the Broad Clough track [url= http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=406580&y=386515&z=120&sv=406580,386515&st=4&ar=y&mapp=map.srf&searchp=ids.srf&dn=546&ax=406580&ay=386515&lm=0 ]HERE[/url] before the descent proper is almost unrideable.
don't bother with mud tyres yet, those aren't needed until much later into the winter season when it gets snowy.. that's when mud tyres are needed in the peaks. i.e. it's pretty much all peaty, gritstone, sandstone and limestone rocky. so an open tread but wider than mud tyre are best something like 2.25 Advantage are ace imo. or recently found the overpriced but excellent Cont Rubber Queens or Barron be be perfect too.
go with whatever fork suits your skill and bike. we ride all sorts from 100mm hardtails to 160mm AM machines around the peaks, just depends what trails you use and how much skill you have for the technical rocky stuff.
muddy as hell on the tops at the moment