Does that mean it is a MTB ride??
JohnT
I don't have an MTB, so I'll either be riding a hybrid city-bike commuter thingy (with 28c Marathon+ tyres) if I'm feeling sensible, or a fixed gear folding thing (with fairly slick 32c tyres on it) if I'm feeling silly.
The Flitch way and the byway that I'm thinking of can both easily be done on most bikes. (Although I'm not sure about my fixed
- that might involve an "off" or two).
I'm pretty sure chief's done the Flitch (and worse) on his tourer before now, and I think the last time we did it on a mid-Essex evening ride, AH rode it on her recumbent trike with no difficulties (apart from the plank crossing where racks had to be manhandled
).
If it does tip it down with rain in the lead-up then I'll probably chicken out and take a road-based route, mainly so as not to be too covered in mud in the Jalsa. Otherwise, the Flitch surface isn't usually too claggy.