I don’t think I’ve seen a thread for this year’s race/ride, so I figured I’d start by asking a question:
What are people running for tires this year? I’m signed up for the Blue course on Saturday. My understanding is that the course is similar to last year. I currently have 40mm Pirelli Cinturatro M’s fitted and wonder if it’s worth switching to something else?
FWIW, I think the Blue course is exactly the same as last year. For tires, I’m planning to run Schwalbe G-One RS 45mm.
What about the Sunday race…any local knowledge on the course, tires etc?
Last year for the blue course I ran some Panaracer Gravelking Slicks in 35c. They were great for 85% of the course, whereas in years past they were perfect for 99% of the course. If I were to do it again, I’d probably run a fast file tread type of tire with some side knobs to protect the sidewalls a lil bit for the 15% of the course.
I’m thinking of going Thunder Burts this year. Maybe overkill, but apparently wider is better based on testing?