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!

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).

Was thinking of Maxxis high rollers, 2.35 or 2.5? I think the FS would become tiresome on the climbs at about 34lb!

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.

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.

Err, get a CX bike

I’m having same dilemma doing it end may. Erring towards FS. Not ridden WHW before

I done it last summer over two days on a Kona Abracadabra and found that perfect.

Hardtail with slighty larger volume tyres. 2.25 crossmmarks come up pretty big. Fast rolling also, should be good for the summer conditions