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Thinking of doing a few cyclocross events just for fun but aiming to do as well as I can. I have some bonty xr1 2.2s currently but there seems to be a lot of decent cross tyres for cheap on ebay. Will putting some on make a lot of difference? I'd be running the bonties tubeless and the cross tires tubed so weight wouldn't be too dissimilar just diameter/rolling resistance. I might also use it for some short off-road triathlons later in the new year or some toruing rides. So, any point?
Give it a bash... You will get a more "cross" experience on 35mm tyres.
Worked in the mayhem mud for me this year.
I use them when its going to be a total mud fest. An absolute revelation.
Works really good in Chiltern clag
Cheers folks. Might give it a go in that case!
I've ridden a few cx events on my (26" wheeled, mtb tyred) mtb:
In the dry - apart from the obvious disadvantage of 26" v 700c dia wheels, I've been reasonably competitive against my own club members (on cx bikes) at the lower end of mid-pack.
In the wet/mud - mtb tyres are a huuuuuge disadvantage. Against the same club members I have to pull out all the stops to avoid being lapped over 1-1.5mile laps. Although better, I haven't found that mtb specific 26 x 1.35 cx tyres make a significant difference in wet/mud either. However, on a 29er with 'std' cx tyres I'd expect to be back amongst my club mates again.
There is a Christmas cross race nearby in Southampton... I wonder how I would get on ignoring all of this advice And taking a single speed pugsley.... They love mud.