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25mm road tires : are they suitable


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Kinsale Joe from Kinsale on 10/12/2018 2:32:42 PM:
On Saturday , October 13th I plan to cycle ~ 100m on the trail .
From Herman to Tebbetts & back .

My bike is a road bike with dropped handle bars , and 25MM road tires .

My question is will these be suitable for the light gravel surface I am expecting .

Also, any suggestions on how the improve my Katy Trail experience , please let me know .

Kind Regards
Joe
 
Doug on 10/12/2018 6:00:17 PM:
From Hermann to Tebbetts and back is about 65 miles but it will feel like more than 100 especially with those tires and the rain we have been experiencing. If you have a cross bike or a mountain bike it would be a much better choice. If the road bike is your only choice Be prepared for flats and having to walk some areas.
 
Jerry Whittle from BELLEVILLE on 10/12/2018 7:25:30 PM:
The bigger tires the better as you can run lower pressures. I've ridden short distances on the Katy with 700x25 tires and didn't like it. It was bumpy and sometimes felt very squishy. I've ridden the entire Katy Trail 9 times on bikes with 700x32 tires at around 70 psi and it was a much smoother, stable ride. Next year I'm putting 700x35 tires on my touring bike and probably running 60-65 psi. I weigh around 215 lbs so around 260 lbs total with the bike.
 
Andy Chasteen from Oklahoma City on 10/13/2018 11:20:01 AM:
as long as it's dry, 25's are completely fine. I've ridden the entire east to west on 25's with no problems. And my wife packed down her road bike for a bikepacking trip last year and rode 25's - https://andrewchasteen.com/stories/katytrail. If it's wet, you'll find sections where you'll bog down a bit.
 
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