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 City bike A sit-up bike designed for pedalling around town and watching where you go is not a great choice for the C2C, owing to the extremely undynamic riding position for tackling hills, but it is still capable of getting from coast to coast.

 Hybrid This cross-over between a touring, city and mountain bike, with lots of different permutations, is probably the best compromise solution for the C2C.

Recommended features

 Riding position that gives the option of sitting up to enjoy the view or dynamic riding up and down hills.

 Medium width 700x35mm tyres, such as Schwalbe Marathon Plus, to combine easy rolling with excellent grip, durability and puncture resistance, plus reasonable handling on rougher tracks. Wider diameter tyres give a softer, more forgiving ride on paths and tracks.

 Lightest possible frame and components, making it reasonably easy to push the bike and ride up hills.

 Front suspension is useful to soak up the bumps on a hybrid or touring bike, but not if it adds a lot of weight. Functional, lightweight suspension comes at a premium price.