Joel Morrissette
Vanport: road tires.
Krugers: definitely 'cross tires. Gravel road/loose dirt/grass the whole
way.
-Joel
2008/7/2 Brooke Hoyer :
> The question is, which Kermesse is Jacob talking about? Vanport or
> Krugers? I think Krugers is all dirt (farm access roads), no? Vanport is
> practically all pavement, right?
>
> Brooke
>
> Cyclocross blog
>
> > From: rondot@spiritone.com
> > To: TSchauer@mackaysposito.com; balderasjacob@hotmail.com;
> obra@list.obra.org
> > Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 09:26:27 -0700
>
> > Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Kermesse Tires
> >
> > I agree with Tim. Support it as it is a great way to do some racing on
> your
> > road bike on something other than pavement. Cyclocross bike is a huge
> > disadvantage unless you are uber strong to make up for the slower bike.
> It
> > is NOT cyclocross but as stated in the promo... more of a true Kermesse.
> > Ride fast and take lots of chances.
> > rpon
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tim Schauer"
> > To: "Jacob" ;
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 9:01 AM
> > Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Kermesse Tires
> >
> >
> > > My input is.....Road tires. Not cyclocross tires. The extended road
> > > portions of this race venue will put lower pressure ccx tires at a
> > > disadvantage. Most of the courses Jeff Mitchem ran in January were lots
>
> > > good pavement and not a small part on the PIR track itself. The "off
> road"
> > > portions were mostly old asphalt or very hard packed gravel with very
> very
> > > little dirt/grass sections that could get muddy enough to warrant the
> > > advantage of ccx tire traction. I ran high volume road tires. 700x25c.
> I
> > > especially like the specialized Roubaix series tires which have a 25c
> > > casing with a 23c tread width. I ran the Sworks open tubular version
> > > without a flat for all three weeks. I'm very close to 200 lbs and I ran
>
> > > them about 100-105 psi. My carbon road bike held up nicely as well. The
>
> > > top end gearing of a road bike will be helpful (not totally essential
> > > maybe, but helpful), over a lower geared cross bike.
> > >
> > >
> > > Also, this is a great series. This kind of off road racing on road
> bikes
> > > is a blast. If you haven't tried it, Please support it by coming out to
>
> > > race, so we encourage more of these races in the future!
> > >
> > > -Tim Schauer
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org]
> On
> > > Behalf Of Jacob
> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 8:39 AM
> > > To: obra@list.obra.org
> > > Subject: [OBRA Chat] Kermesse Tires
> > >
> > > Does anyone have a recommendation on tire selection for the upcoming
> > > Kermesse races in September? Is a road bike with certain tires a good
> > > choice, or more of a cyclocross set up?
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > > -Jacob
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