Speaking from personal experience here... I think that some people forget that the early-season events are basically dust crits. You try to run too low pressure on that rutted farm road that's been baking rock-hard in the sun for 3 months and you're going to get a flat.
That, plus the usual shakedown factor...
-Brad
We saw a lot of things happen: broken chain, broken handlebars, plenty of pinch flats (going over cattle crossings). Mostly, folks running too low a pressure for the course. Fun, fast course though.
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Subject: [OBRA Chat] Twilight CX DNFs?
Does this course eat tires or something? Why so many DNFs in a short weekly series race?
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Yeah, lot of flats. Something cut through my sidewall within the first few minutes of my race.
Does this course eat tires or something? Why so many DNFs in a short weekly series race?
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