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Jared from St.Charles on 11/26/2005 11:47:01 AM:
My dad and i rode the trail oer the summer on touring bikes. The tires on those are very skinny and and tire will work on there. There are some little bumps on the trail but nothing that you wont feel on a mountain bike. The katy trail is normally cleaned up very quickly and whenever they find something wrong they will normally fix it immediatly. When my dad and i rode the trail the first day there was a horrible storm and everything was beeing blown and there were trees all over the trail and we stopped in augusta and they next day the path was fine so they do take very good care of the trail so you will not need to worry about what kind of tires to use. Also if you do take a mountain bike the whole way on the trail you will be very tired because those tires are just so much fatter and it will slow you down alot.
 
MLH from Overland Park KS on 11/26/2005 8:58:55 PM:
Indeed the great job they do in keeping the trail clean amazes me at times, especially on the western section. Regarding tires, note that a "touring" bike in its true sense has a longer wheelbase and thus a wider chainstay width and will often fit tires up to 42mm in width, which is significant as IMO 700 x 32-38mm tires of the correct type are ideal for the KATY and these will not fit most other bikes with drop bars.They will fit most hybrids. For regular long distance riders/tourers, the narrower tires (25mm or less) seem to be annoyingly vibration and puncture prone. Also, don't discount the use of a MTB. A relatively lightweight hardtail with the proper (narrow) tire choice inflated appropriately makes for a great relative worry-free choice for rides of up to about 50 miles or so.
 
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