I'll be doing the same this year. I've taken my mtb on my previous michiganders,
but i'm bringing my cyclocross bike this year.


--- In michiganderbicycletour@yahoogroups.com, Doug Gordon <doug@...> wrote:
>
> I was planning on using my road bike for this, my first Michigander,
> because it's really nice for the road and paved-trail segments of the
> route (such as the Pere Marquette from Midland to Claire). However, I'd
> also enjoy riding some of the scenic non-paved trails. So what I'm
> thinking of doing, since I have a spare set of wheels lying around, is
> to see if I can get a "cyclocross" type of tire that would make my bike
> more suitable for some of the unpaved trails or dirt roads without
> holding me back too much on the pavement. I've actually ridden the
> unpaved Clinton River Trail on this bike with regular 700x25c road tires
> without too much problem, so it seems like just a slightly wider tire
> with some tread would make the bike decent on smooth trails.
>
> Anyone else riding this type of setup? I know there are some limits due
> to tire clearance issues, but I think I can find something that will work.
>
> Doug G
>