Hey all, I’m getting ready for little sugar next month in Bentonville. I’ll be riding a Supercaliber which still has it’s Valnord RSLs on it. So far I like the tires speed and traction wise, at least in East Tennessee terrain. I’m purposely riding fairly aggressive just to see what the tires can take, but in general I don’t flat often anyways. Having not ridden in Bentonville before I’m a little worried about flat risk based on what I’ve heard.
I’m looking for any recommendations on tires if not the Valnords. If I do switch it would be for something with more flat protection and/or adding an insert- which I’ve never done before.
Thanks
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I’m curious too! Was planning on kenda rush sct rear and racing ray super ground front both with tubolight inserts but I have no idea about the conditions there.
Joe
I’ve spent some time there riding. Tunnel Vision and the Back 40 (which makes up most of the race) are tight, twisty, punchy climbs, some long climbs, sorta long descents, loose over hard, baby heads, and course is probably 85-90% singletrack which can make eating/drinking hard. A lot of up and down. Passing will be tough. There are a lot of road crossings so those could be an area to get around people. I ran Racing Ray and Aspen. Was just glad I only sliced one tire while I was there for a week (Ralph).
I recommend running tires prioritizing sidewall protection. People will flat, blow up, and it’ll probably be hot. There’s a lot of info in the 2023 Little Sugar MTB thread.
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I’ve been thinking about going Rekon race vs plain old rekon. I read through the little sugar 2023 thread and definitely think my current tires are unwise.