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Message started by system-f on Jul 29^th, 2010, 10:28pm

Title: Mineral Wells State Trail
Post by system-f on Jul 29^th, 2010, 10:28pm

Can I get by with 28mm tires on my bent or is this trail too rough for road type tires? If the trail is like the unpaved parts of the Trinity I should get by. Anyone ridden it?

Title: Re: Mineral Wells State Trail
Post by Patti on Jul 30^th, 2010, 10:14am

I rode it a couple of years ago and think it is very comparable to the gravel sections of the Trinity Trail. We were on mountain bikes but saw 4 other people on recumbents that day. No one appeared to have any difficulties. Only one time did I find any loose, soft gravel and that was over at the edge of the trail. The surface was generally hard packed and easy to ride.

Title: Re: Mineral Wells State Trail
Post by jcsadowski on Jul 30^th, 2010, 10:18am

It has been years, I rode the trail on a Vision with 1.25" tires and did not have a problem.
However the trail has trees on both sides which makes great shade but NO breeze at all.
It gets pretty warm.

Title: Re: Mineral Wells State Trail
Post by system-f on Jul 30^th, 2010, 9:32pm

Thanks guys, rode about 17.5 miles of it today and the after 16 miles it is pretty worthless because of the deeper sand patches.

On the way into Garner I didn't realize I was going downhill and coming back it was a long slow climb 2-4% grade boring and SLOW for me. For some reason I was under the impression that Mineral Wells was higher than the start, but I was wrong.

Title: Re: Mineral Wells State Trail
Post by Patti on Jul 31^st, 2010, 12:32pm

Sorry to hear that. Maybe the maintenance on it hasn't been too good in the last couple of years.

Title: Re: Mineral Wells State Trail
Post by system-f on Jul 31^st, 2010, 11:03pm

Oh, I still had a blast until I realized how much lower 17.5 miles into the trail is than the start.

Title: Re: Mineral Wells State Trail
Post by richardr on Aug 2^nd, 2010, 9:42pm

We like to start at the Weatherford end. The first 4 miles is up hill, but a blast coming back. We also don't ride into Mineral Wells becuase you have to cross a number of streets which spoil the fun of riding on a trail.

Title: Re: Mineral Wells State Trail
Post by system-f on Aug 3^rd, 2010, 12:38pm

I started in Weatherford and you go up for 4 miles then down into Garner, but coming back was the suck.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/42471536 If I had been on my mountain bike it would probably have been much easier coming up.