Hi I wonder if anyone can help me. I am doing the C2C for the first time starting this weekend and I am trying to decide what tyres to use. I have been cycling for a year on a Carrera Fury mountain bike (front suspension) on knobbly tyres and I find them pretty comfortable. I recently bought a pair of Continental Travelcontact which I guess could be called semi-slicks which I planned to use more on the roads. Will these be suitable for the C2C route or am I best sticking to the MB tyres? I don't intend doing the old coach road route but there still seems to be a fair bit of gravel paths and forest trails. Any advice would be much appreciated.
Hi I wonder if anyone can help me. I am doing the C2C for the first time starting this weekend and I am trying to decide what tyres to use. I have been cycling for a year on a Carrera Fury mountain bike (front suspension) on knobbly tyres and I find them pretty comfortable. I recently bought a pair of Continental Travelcontact which I guess could be called semi-slicks which I planned to use more on the roads. Will these be suitable for the C2C route or am I best sticking to the MB tyres? I don't intend doing the old coach road route but there still seems to be a fair bit of gravel paths and forest trails. Any advice would be much appreciated.
Paul Y
I'm only familiar with parts of this route. The Keswick to Threlkeld section (a very pleasant ride in my opinion) has been much improved in recent years, its a lot smoother now, and the section along the A66 east of Threlkeld is now a custom built cycle path running alongside the road . The Whinlatter Pass section would be pretty rough on slicks, but fine on off-road tyres. I believe parts of that are optional anyway, as the sections of forrest trail used run pretty much parallel to the road anyway, so you could stay on the road if you wanted to.
Hi I wonder if anyone can help me. I am doing the C2C for the first time starting this weekend and I am trying to decide what tyres to use. I have been cycling for a year on a Carrera Fury mountain bike (front suspension) on knobbly tyres and I find them pretty comfortable. I recently bought a pair of Continental Travelcontact which I guess could be called semi-slicks which I planned to use more on the roads. Will these be suitable for the C2C route or am I best sticking to the MB tyres? I don't intend doing the old coach road route but there still seems to be a fair bit of gravel paths and forest trails. Any advice would be much appreciated.
Paul Y
I did it on specialized crossroads, and did the coach road, all with tyres inflated for road riding. No problems and still here to tell the tale. Enjoy the trip Malk
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Hi I wonder if anyone can help me. I am doing the C2C for the first time starting this weekend and I am trying to decide what tyres to use. I have been cycling for a year on a Carrera Fury mountain bike (front suspension) on knobbly tyres and I find them pretty comfortable. I recently bought a pair of Continental Travelcontact which I guess could
be
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called semi-slicks which I planned to use more on the roads. Will these be suitable for the C2C route or am I best sticking to the MB tyres? I don't intend doing the old coach road route but there still
seems
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to be a fair bit of gravel paths and forest trails. Any advice would be much appreciated.
Paul Y
Discard the knobblies - the semi slicks will be fine, and make it much, much easier up Hartside Pass and the other road surface "slopes" !
Hi I wonder if anyone can help me. I am doing the C2C for the first time starting this weekend and I am trying to decide what tyres to use. I have been cycling for a year on a Carrera Fury mountain bike (front suspension) on knobbly tyres and I find them pretty comfortable. I recently bought a pair of Continental Travelcontact which I guess could be called semi-slicks which I planned to use more on the roads. Will these be suitable for the C2C route or am I best sticking to the MB tyres? I don't intend doing the old coach road route but there still seems to be a fair bit of gravel paths and forest trails. Any advice would be much appreciated.
Paul Y
Slicks will be fine if its dry. The gravel tracks and off road paths are mostly pretty level so lack of grip is not a problem. I coped fine with a mountain bike on slicks.
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Hi I wonder if anyone can help me. I am doing the C2C for the first
time
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starting this weekend and I am trying to decide what tyres to use. I
have
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been cycling for a year on a Carrera Fury mountain bike (front
suspension)
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on knobbly tyres and I find them pretty comfortable. I recently bought a pair of Continental Travelcontact which I guess
could
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be
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called semi-slicks which I planned to use more on the roads. Will these be suitable for the C2C route or am I best sticking to the MB tyres? I don't intend doing the old coach road route but there still
seems
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to be a fair bit of gravel paths and forest trails. Any advice would be much appreciated.
Paul Y
Discard the knobblies - the semi slicks will be fine, and make it much,
much
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easier up Hartside Pass and the other road surface "slopes" !
RG
I did C2C last year using Nimbus semi-slick tyres, the only problem was on the top section of Rookhope Incline when I came to a halt and could'nt get going again so had to push.
Semi slick tyres will make the ride much more enjoyable rather than struggling with knobblies
Hi I wonder if anyone can help me. I am doing the C2C for the first time starting this weekend and I am trying to decide what tyres to use. I have been cycling for a year on a Carrera Fury mountain bike (front suspension) on knobbly tyres and I find them pretty comfortable. I recently bought a pair of Continental Travelcontact which I guess could be called semi-slicks which I planned to use more on the roads. Will these be suitable for the C2C route or am I best sticking to the MB tyres? I don't intend doing the old coach road route but there still seems to be a fair bit of gravel paths and forest trails. Any advice would be much appreciated.
Paul Y
Slicks will be fine if its dry. The gravel tracks and off road paths are mostly pretty level so lack of grip is not a problem. I coped fine with a mountain bike on slicks.
Its worth bearing in mind that the condition of the Whinlatter Forest section depends who's been using the road recently. Logging activity tends to churn it up a bit and leave it rutted (and can leave bloody big lumps of wood all over the place too, so watch out) whereas rallying usually scatters stones all over the place. Most of the time its pretty smooth though.
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Its worth bearing in mind that the condition of the Whinlatter Forest section depends who's been using the road recently. Logging activity tends to churn it up a bit and leave it rutted (and can leave bloody big lumps of wood all over the place too, so watch out) whereas rallying usually scatters stones all over the place. Most of the time its pretty smooth though.
I missed the turn for the forest track on the climb so used the road. The road descent is much better too IMHO, little traffic and no reason to apply brakes.
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Hi I wonder if anyone can help me. I am doing the C2C for the first
time
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starting this weekend and I am trying to decide what tyres to use. I
have
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been cycling for a year on a Carrera Fury mountain bike (front
suspension)
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on knobbly tyres and I find them pretty comfortable. I recently bought a pair of Continental Travelcontact which I guess
could
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be
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called semi-slicks which I planned to use more on the roads. Will these be suitable for the C2C route or am I best sticking to the
MB
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tyres? I don't intend doing the old coach road route but there still
seems
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to be a fair bit of gravel paths and forest trails. Any advice would be much appreciated.
Paul Y
Discard the knobblies - the semi slicks will be fine, and make it much,
much
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easier up Hartside Pass and the other road surface "slopes" !
RG
I did C2C last year using Nimbus semi-slick tyres, the only problem was on the top section of Rookhope Incline when I came to a halt and could'nt get going again so had to push.
Semi slick tyres will make the ride much more enjoyable rather than struggling with knobblies
George
.... I was making the assumption that most people (unless driving a tractor!) would be walking for quite a lot of the track at Rookhope !
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I did C2C last year using Nimbus semi-slick tyres, the only problem was on the top section of Rookhope Incline when I came to a halt and could'nt get going again so had to push.
At least it is all downhill from Bolt's Law to the sea!
-- Philip Powell Looking north across the Derwent Valley and Northumberland to The Cheviot
