I tend to race a whole season on a ‘general purpose’ tyre. However courses seem to be either dry or muddy. So for the first time I’m thinking of buying slicks and muds to give me the two options, or the option to mix i.e mud on front and slick on rear when its ‘intermediate’.
My big question is this. Manufacturers recommend slicks for dry and hardpack use. Now I’ve never ridden a cx course that could be described as hardpack, they’re mostly plain grass with shed loads of off camber. Can grass be classed as dry?
I did notice a lot of blokes using slicks in the snow and icy conditions….that normal.