Hell of the North (London)

so what tyres? 32mm slicks or something with knobbles?

i have previously done this route on sunday best bike, with 25mm tyres, the wheels/brakes kept jamming with all the mud. so this time i intend to use the commuto x bike with disc brakes (but will remove rack and mudguards)

Upgrade to the 25mm slicks again ~(skinnier if you have them), with the extra mud clearance on the commuto you won't have the jammin' issues from last time and will not lose pace on the long road sections that link up the short not really muddy at all sections.