tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6845005882900867258.post2380562007463039914..comments2023-11-21T00:23:00.612-07:00Comments on SLC Samurai: Here's to Winter '08-'09Jaredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03034115882272086104noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6845005882900867258.post-43334395133193722172008-10-15T15:41:00.000-06:002008-10-15T15:41:00.000-06:00I ran 50+ in my ghetto tubeless and wish I would o...I ran 50+ in my ghetto tubeless and wish I would of checked the pressure pre-race. Way tooo much.<BR/><BR/>I have a hard time seeing any benefit to a carbon rim in MTB and CX racing, except for the manufacturer, they are not all that light and they cost upwards of 4 times as much, they look pretty though.StupidBikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12994994198022740179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6845005882900867258.post-40413224561794710502008-10-14T11:09:00.000-06:002008-10-14T11:09:00.000-06:00I will have to try tubulars at some point just to ...I will have to try tubulars at some point just to feel for myself what everyone is talking about. <BR/><BR/>I have to admit I'm really intrigued with carbon rims for mtb/cross. I really want to try some of those Edge rims on my Superfly. I need to get in their tester program, otherwise it won't happen for a while.JZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799409801284598416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6845005882900867258.post-23557302212534270912008-10-13T22:31:00.000-06:002008-10-13T22:31:00.000-06:00Yeahhh! Get ready to ski (board). Great photos, ...Yeahhh! Get ready to ski (board). Great photos, great memories.old schoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14729169841526308915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6845005882900867258.post-65946217971084169882008-10-13T19:01:00.000-06:002008-10-13T19:01:00.000-06:00I rode my Hutchinson/Stans clincher setup on the f...I rode my Hutchinson/Stans clincher setup on the front wheel and a tubular on the rear. That's because my front tubular was loosing air a few minutes before the start. <BR/><BR/>I was pleased with the clincher front. It was inflated to about 32 psi (according to my pump guage). It gripped well on grass, and didn't lose air. NO BURPS!! I was holding my breath through some of the rutted sections and on the fast off-cambered grass turn. It seems to be working really well.<BR/><BR/>That said, I can't deny that tubulars on carbon rims are faster than the clincher setup. It could be in my head though. For some, that alone is a good enough reason to deal with the possibility of a rolled tire, and all the hassle involved. I haven't quite decided.Jaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03034115882272086104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6845005882900867258.post-3658004610367772892008-10-13T15:30:00.000-06:002008-10-13T15:30:00.000-06:00So what wheels/tires did you use and how did they ...So what wheels/tires did you use and how did they perform under race conditions? My Ghetto/Raze combo at 50ish/rear 45ish/front felt great. I thought I had lost a little air towards the end because they felt a little squirly on the pavement section, but checking pressure at the end of the race showed that I may have lost a few psi at most. <BR/><BR/>Personally, I hear way to many incidences of rolled tubulars to go that route (ET on Saturday for example).JZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799409801284598416noreply@blogger.com