Pedal for Scotland Help

shawlandsjt
shawlandsjt Posts: 4
edited September 2008 in Sportives/audaxes/training rides
Hi
I am doing Pedal for Scotland this w/e (last minute thing!) - is the route conducive to a road bike with cleats? Or should I dig the old MTB out?
Appreciate any advices
Thanks

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  • LorneC
    LorneC Posts: 149
    Definitely OK for a road bike - as all but one section last year was on tarmac of some description - last year there was a grass path to negotiate on the Hopetoun Estate, but that apparently was a last minute detour due to another event taking place at Hopetoun House.

    I will be riding using a Specialised Tricross with 700x25 tyres... sadly was hoping to ride the Specialised Allez Elite that I ordered a fortnight ago, but the bike shop I ordered it through online have a useless courier that couldn't deliver to Scotland and reportedly passed it on to Fed-Ex... which Fed-Ex are claiming never received it... Where it is god only knows. :-(
    Already signed up for the following 2010 rides:

    Etape Caledonia (May 16th)
    AMR's Trossachs Ton (June 20th)
    AMR's Cross-Border Sportive (Sept 19th)

    http://www.twitter.com/LorneCallaghan
  • Steve_F
    Steve_F Posts: 682
    100% agree with that, I'll be on my road bike and was last year too.

    Route isn't really difficult. I'd hoped to get a good time but haven't trained (on the road) in the last 4 weeks so finishing is my aim!!
    Current steed is a '07 Carrera Banshee X
    + cheap road/commuting bike
  • shawlandsjt
    shawlandsjt Posts: 4
    Cheers Guys - will look out for you Sunday.

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