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Trailready from Morgaanton, NC on 1/7/2016 6:20:58 PM:
Going to ride GAP/C&O trail May 2016. Can someone recommend best bike to ride (street, hybrid, MTB)?
 
Anonymous on 1/9/2016 8:30:01 AM:
Your tires will be the most important part so a hybrid/mtb with the wider tires would be your best choice. You will be on hard packed gravel,going across ruts,roots and some rocks.The wider tires just make for a more comfortable ride. I would use atleast a 1.5 My bike has a 1.95 right now and that was plenty wide.
 
John W. from Pittsburgh, PA on 1/11/2016 7:27:16 PM:
You don't need wide, knobby mountain bike tires, nor really thin racing tires. Something in between will do nicely. I have a Trek 7.3 fx hybrid that suits me well.
 
Tim M. from Zinzinnati on 2/16/2016 1:43:26 PM:
Rode the GAP last October on my Cannondale Hybred with 700/38 Schwalbe Marathon tires, no problems. Next ride will be on my new Surly Trucker Disk touring rig. Just ordered a pair of Schwalbe Marathon Plus 700/45 tires for it. I don't like breakdowns or flats. Do your research and you'll be fine.
 
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