"Mark Sullivan" <
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> I usually ride on roads, but I have accepted an invitation to a social
ride
> with a group. They want to ride the Rail Trail from Lilydale to Warburton and back. I have a good
> road bike but a very cheap mountain bike. Is the surface suitable for a road bike or should I use
> my mountain bike?
Really depends on what your road bike is like. 25mm tyres may not like it much, especially after
rain, but don't let that stop you. I rode from Launching Place to Warburton last weekend on the
trail on my MTB with 1.5" tyres at 100psi with no problems. The surface is generally like a fairly
good gravel road and any bike with tyres of 30mm or more width would be quite OK.
Reminds me of one GVBR. Jamieson to Eildon had a 7km descent on rough gravel road. I was riding my
MTB with the 100psi IRC Metros and expected all the knobby tyre dudes to be flying past. Not so -
the only guy who passed me was a *roadie*, who was riding singles I believe. Your road bike will be
certainly get you there.
Cheers Peter