tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501368869981660103.post5779499371091595131..comments2023-05-26T07:56:50.623-07:00Comments on As the crank turns...: Funky-DunkPsimethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11862878603786815537noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501368869981660103.post-66221162562396894072008-12-09T17:44:00.000-08:002008-12-09T17:44:00.000-08:00some of us are already in our 3rd or 4th funk-dunk...some of us are already in our 3rd or 4th funk-dunk. consider yourself luck. later.Arronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03975258401015168179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501368869981660103.post-63226796752451986702008-12-09T10:27:00.000-08:002008-12-09T10:27:00.000-08:00Yeah, I ran higher pressure than normal to ward of...Yeah, I ran higher pressure than normal to ward of pinch flats on the big transition bumps, and it took me half my race to realize that I had to slow to a crawl to get around corners without washing out. By then it didn't really make much difference anyway -- I too was just ready to be done. I run both clinchers and tubs, and I think neither would have been substantially better. I think the key to doing well this weekend was skill in this particular type of sloppiness.<BR/><BR/>By the way, I also went down in that same pavement section for my first lingering cross injury this season. Ouch.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06800901234242208198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501368869981660103.post-53441130399703406972008-12-09T08:56:00.000-08:002008-12-09T08:56:00.000-08:00I rode it at higher and lower pressures in the pre...I rode it at higher and lower pressures in the pre-ride laps I did. The lower worked out great for me, but I felt myself bottoming out way too much. Also felt the tire trying to roll. <BR/><BR/>Didn't like the speed loss in the straights so I went a little higher to prvent flats and to gain speed. Big mistake....<BR/><BR/>....no one passed in the straights.Psimethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862878603786815537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501368869981660103.post-13436045446223286912008-12-09T08:51:00.000-08:002008-12-09T08:51:00.000-08:00I've been racing cross on and off since 1983, and ...I've been racing cross on and off since 1983, and back then of course we always used tubulars. I have to say, that after moving to Chicago, I'm a little stunned at how many AG racers are running tubulars, and carbon clinchers at that. My team spent the week testing tires in the snowy/icy conditions. We practiced cornering techniques at different pressures on Wednesday. Especially after watching a dozen guys pinch flat (on both clinchers and tubulars) Sunday in the early races, we decided to run 40-44. And for the most part, it worked out great!<BR/><BR/>I'm so old school that my cross bike runs friction shifters, but I'll happily race on either clinchers or tubulars -- you just have to be aware of the conditions and adapt your riding style accordingly. The way I figured it, the high pressure would be a huge advantage in the straightaways, and the slippery sections were so bad that low pressure wouldn't be a big help. And pinch flatting would end your race, so...J/tatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04940946530955628307noreply@blogger.com