I'm riding the Hill-A-Saurus this Sunday, which is on the south coast around Purbeck. Coming from the Cotswolds I have already swapped to Bontrager Mud Tyres for the conditions at home, but I'm wondering about going back to my Conti X-King(rear) and Mountain King (front) tyres. Any locals in that area who could comment on the ground conditions in that area? Cheers
I was in the purbecks on sunday (not riding, but a brief walk), and come from the area and have ridden in various conditions. I'd stick with your mud tyres! From bitter experience, the mud can be very tacky and sticky and it was like that in places last weekend, albeit a little further away from the route. Looking at the route, it does avoid the worst of the clay geology areas, and you'll be predominently riding a mix of chalk down and sandy heath/forest. Although some large volume tryes will be good for the sand bits, on balance there'll be enough gloop and mud to justify the mud tyres. Also, the hills are almost exclusively shortish (depending where you come from!) but steep, so you'll get better grip there too.
Hi Faustus, Thanks for the response, will stick with the tyres currently fitted.