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Hey, I would love to hear about so.e local events particularly within a days drive of New Mexico
My son is racing in the 200 after chaperoning me on the 100 last year. My daughter in law and I are playing bike mechanic and sherpa for him this year. Will be curious to see how the north course rides as I have only ridden the south course twice. Let's hope that we don't have the same clusterf**k like last year at mile 11 lol. But one can never tell with Kansas weather.
The north course hellish, that is how it is. Mount your largest, least flat-prone tires. much gnarlier than south course. Data: in three runs on the south course, zero punctures, both times on north course, punctures. One pro reportedly got 9 flats the first year they ran it. Heck, the jeep the race organizers used to recon it when first laying it out got three flats in the first section of bad stuff, a couple miles starting around mile 25. In other words, bring all your tire pluggers, not just tubes but patches for your tubes and some tire boots and an extra c02, plus more co2 and a spare tire at each pit.... oh and an extra ounce of sealant in the tires.
Sounds like a course for the Kenda Flintridge Pros then. They are a heavier tire but bulletproof. That is what they were designed for or got their name. From the sharp flint of Kansas. Good luck everyone.Zman
If the goal was just to finish, maybe. Or those hellishly slow Maxxis Refuse.But if you’re trying to compete, it will have to be a balance between speed and vulnerability. I’m willing to give up the 10w/pair over my normal race tires the Pathfinder 47s cost, but that’s where I draw the line. It’s a long day to be eating the 30w the refuses would cost. flint ridge is an unknown re: data.
Hey you have to do you. The flint ridge aren't unknowns. At my end I just couldn't justify the time fixing a flat over riding a bullet proof tire but then here on the East Coast we don't get any flats so I am not use to repairing tires on the go.Zman
Is there some source of data you can steer me at? Would like to have a look, am interested.They are unknowns without good reliable data that is at least likely to be ballpark re: flat resistance and rolliing resistance. Anecdotal reports just don't work. They can be accurate or 100 percent inaccurate.Vittoria Terreno Drys get a lot of love for example. But that pro flatted them nine times on that course. And people are constantly reviewing tires and saying they "roll fast." They say this for tires that consistentlky test fast and they say it for tires that are dog slow....
Thumper I can only give a few tire reviews that I found and real life of using the tire at my end. When I did the Pony Express Gravel Dash on them quite a few folks had flats on the sharp flint there. I didn't and didn't have to worry about taking any special lines. Just left the tire do it's thing. The review said they don't like the wet though and will admit I haven't ridden them in wet conditions.Zman
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