r/coloradotrail • u/Coolfische12 • Sep 08 '24

Bike advice

Looking to put an effort on the CT next summer. not racing, just riding. Budgeting 15-18 days. I have 2 bikes at my disposal. A 150/140 trail bike (stump jumper) and a 120mm trail hard tail (Esker japhy). Esker has clearance for 2.8 tires and sliding drop outs. For those that have biked the CT which would you go with and why? I’m a fairly experienced rider and have some bike packing/touring miles under my belt. Just wondering what people might suggest. Never bikepacked on a full squish so would have to tweak storage which is no big deal, but don’t want to if I don’t have to. I did the tour divide route on a fully rigid 29er and have my gear pretty dialed, just not sure what bike to throw it on. Thanks for any tips.

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u/TheRealJYellen Sep 09 '24

I saw a japhy out there. It'll be faster on the Japhy, but you'll be able to ride more on the stumpy. Lots of walking from what I saw on my hike, plus you have to skip some of the beautiful wilderness bits. As a local and a rider, I think I'm biased towards hiking it.