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Road Tandem suitable?
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tandem captain from Middleville, Mi on 8/11/2007 8:44:33 PM:
Can anyone tell me if the trail is suitable for our Cannondale R3000 tandem with 700Cx32 tires? We would like to start at the Creve Coure Connector, and ride West from there.
Thanks
 
TMS from Festus, MO on 8/11/2007 9:45:37 PM:
I do not know anything about tandems, but I did ride the trail end to end this summer using those size tires and I believe they are the perfect size for the trail.
 
Nails on 8/12/2007 7:58:39 AM:
I've ridden a road tandem from Sedalia to St. Charles with 700x28 tires twice. The first time, I had three flats. I learned from that experience. The next time, I had kevlar belted tires and tried to avoid running over anything.
 
Rick from Wichita on 8/12/2007 10:28:55 AM:
Just rode my recumbent on 1.35 inch smooth tires, which is about 34mm, and I agree with the above posts that you will be fine with those tires...the surface is VERY compact crushed limestone, so you roll very well. Can't comment on the stickers/thorns, never had one...Good luck.
 
Nails on 8/12/2007 11:43:52 AM:
I forgot to mention that on the second ride, I had no flats.
 
Don Elliott from Dallas on 8/13/2007 2:25:31 PM:
We just rode the section from Sedalia to Hermann with two road bikes. We used 700 x 25 Gatorskins on one bike and 700 x 23 with Kevlar belts on the other. We had slime tubes on both bikes.
You should be fine with either solution. I never saw any serious threat to flat over the 135 miles we road on Aug 7-9, 2007.
 
Scott Stinnett from Siloam Springs, AR on 8/15/2007 11:00:17 PM:
We have ridden our Cannondale tandem while pulling a trailer on extended parts of the trail with 700x25 tires with no problems and no flats. I would suggest 700x 28 or 32 for comfort on chat surface.
 
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