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Rick from Louisville KY on 4/20/2018 10:46:06 PM:
My son wants to join our group and ride from Harper's Ferry to Georgetown May 10-12. He has a road bike with 700X25mm tires. Will this generally work for this part of the trail?
 
Snyderwine Martha on 4/21/2018 11:38:46 AM:
I’ve done the section from Seneca to Georgetown on 32’s. Just cautious at times where it’s muddy or more loose gravel, around lock bridges. I see rode bikes often between Great Falls & Georgetown. Suggest lower tire pressure.
 
Richard from DC on 4/21/2018 3:22:58 PM:
From Harpers Ferry to Seneca Creek, the trail is mainly dirt. If it rains, it will be muddy for a week. Grass grows all on he towpath except for two strips where the bikes have killed the grass. From Seneca to Georgetown, the towpath is either compact dirt and sand or fairly large pebble stones. I ride it a lot. If it's muddy, even mountain bike tires have a tough time. And a mountain bike tires will absorb at least some of the shock of riding over he pebbles, and they'll get you through the loose sand and gravel. I've never tried it with my road bike except for a very short pebbled section, which rattles my teeth even on a steel frame. I have seen road bikes on the towpath, but they have larger tires. I think it's iffy in dry weather and impossible if it has rained.
 
Rick from Grafton Va. on 5/2/2018 3:23:17 PM:
Bigger tires are always the best bet but I would consider using my 700X38's on my Trek Dual Sport. The particular stretch your referring to isn't too bad trail wise but my last ride through there was last Oct. a year ago. You didn't mention if your son would be carring overnight gear or not. But that could be a factor also.
 
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