So, I need some advice.
I am gonna participate in a 110 km XC event. Apx 50% singletrack and the rest smoooooth gravel. The course this year had more gravel than expected. Alpine singletrack, some loose over hard but mostly good alpine singletrack with a lot of chunky rocks. Everybody rides FS, and downcountry bikes are preferred among the common men. The weather until the event looks kind of dry so probably not expecting mud. Almost no roots. 14.00 16.00 and 19.30 int this yt video minutes illustrates the singletrack-terrain quite well (not me in the video).
I have done this event several times befor, but now I am recently back functioning after som health issues and plan to fight against the broom-wagon. I will take all the help I can get. My tire choice was all set until i had a snakebite which destroyed one of the tires. Rekon Race 2.4. f and rear. Now that I have to buy at least noe new tire, and the fact that the course has got more gravel than expected have made me want to optimize more for gravel. I have never tried Aspen but reports say the rolling resistance is very low ant that they work surprisingly well inn singletrack conditions.
1 - Buy a new Rekon Race
2 - Buy an Aspen 2.4 Teamspec, and go Aspen rear and RR Front
3 - Buy two Aspen 2.4 Teamspec, and go Aspen rear and Front
What would you do ?