Subject: RE: Road Bike on NCR? Can you ride a road bike on it? Yes. I took my road bike on there once for training. I was nervous about my wheels holding up, but they did fine. I think a cyclocross bike would be perfect for that path.
Should you ride a road bike on it? Not really. It's got lots of walkers, runners and casual bikers. If you're trying to do 20mph-range speeds, you'll be blowing by people. That gets dangerous. There may even be a speed limit (I think I remember the B&A trail having a 15mph limit ).
If you want to try it, stick to the less populated more northern parts. And don't even think about riding there at speeds on nice weekends - the trail is thick with kids and families, especially at the southern end.
The only time I ride NCR now is with my wife and kids - oldest on her 20 incher and youngest on the trail-a-bike hooked to the back of my old hardtail mtb.
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