Originally Posted by
mark d
thks tourist msn. Yes rain was my concern. I had 23mm tires last year and they were fine for bone dry conditions. I noticed at the western end there were large depressions in the trail that looked like dry lake beds.
So your buddy was happy with 35mm in the rain, Interesting
Yes, he was happy with 35mm. And here is his bike:
And some of the C&O looked like this:
And this was my bike, I had 50mm wide tires:
You mentioned C&O but you did not mention the GAP. The GAP trail has more silt and less gravel in the trail surface, that could be softer. Are you also riding west of Cumberland on the GAP?