Tire choice

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Permalink Reply by DStudley on September 20, 2010 at 12:02pm

For LA area racing I would tend towards a tire for dry/grass type racing like the Challenge Grifo, or Vittoria XG.

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Permalink Reply by Ritchey_BreakAway on September 20, 2010 at 1:06pm

Palos Verdes has mostly loose and sandy corners and a few gravel over hardpack. Torrance is a combination of soft sand and gravel over hard-packed. I've run Ritchey Speedmaxes at both with good results. Both have good hill sections where you'll have to port your bike.

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Permalink Reply by Joe on September 20, 2010 at 1:27pm

I run clinchers & started switching tires mid-season:

Early season: Conti CX Race. I find this tire works really well on the dry hard pack. The extra size (35) soaks up some of the beating a smaller tire wouldn't. I like to do a lot of my passing in corners, downhills, and technical sections. With the wide spacing of the tread I had my doubts this tire would hold well in corners but it's only washed out on me once in a 90deg turn at the bottom of a downhill w/ really-really loose dry dirt. Since Cali will probably be dry for most of the season I would ride this tire if you are looking for a little bigger tire to soak up the bumps. For mud this tire is a little fat and the tread seems a little light.

Mid-Late season: I've been running Michelin Mud 2's for 4 years now and you just can't beat them when it gets nasty.

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Permalink Reply by Todd Rudaitis on September 20, 2010 at 4:54pm

I'll check into all of these tires.

Thanks for the help!

Todd

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