Thinking of doing the Capital Trail route - half of it anyway( either getting first train down and riding home from Tweedbank or riding down and getting train back up)
- I know I should be doing the full shebang but time away from family duties is limited at the minute...

Anyone done the route care to help me choose between the 29+ Krampus or the Vaya? I remember early posts of Markus' stating that this was strictly for MTBs but seem to recall a fair few riders on the actual event back in the mid-summer were on cross/gravel/adventure bikes like the Vaya...certainly the bit down to the Lammermuirs from Edinburgh is easily do-able on the vaya and I can make much quicker progress on it...

So what's the consensus?

First half would be ok on a rigid 29er (possibly a vaya), but the second half i'd definitely go with the krampus. Most people were on at least 29+ front and a lot of people were full 29+. I did it on my rigid 29er singlespeed and was very beaten up by the end of it, good route though! Gears are definitely recommended.

Vaya should be fine for that section. Only tougher bit might be the short section after Longyster climbing into the Lammermuirs.
Yes, do take your gears

Thanks - ThoUght it would do the job...Oh and I never leave Tarmac without gears. Loads of them!