Tyre width - fat or thin

polska1979
polska1979 Posts: 152
edited September 2015 in Cyclocross
What in your opinion is the optimum tyre width fr dry, grassy CX courses

wider the better? 35mm (I doubt that at my standard I will be getting pulle dup by anyone from the UCI) or something thinner?

I know I should test, but I dont have much time

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  • trek_dan
    trek_dan Posts: 1,366
    28 or 32 semi slick.
  • tgotb
    tgotb Posts: 4,714
    Most people just use 32mm intermediates (Grifo or similar) on grass. The jury's out on whether file treads are actually better in these conditions; unless you're planning to carry lots of wheel sets around, intermediates are a safer (and more versatile) bet.

    Can't see any reason to go wider.
    Pannier, 120rpm.
  • bendertherobot
    bendertherobot Posts: 11,684
    I used my 29er on a dry course last year. Really really hard work on the grass sections. Merely ok in the forest bits. Would have been far better on 32's. Or less
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  • wilky27
    wilky27 Posts: 200
    All your advice was pointless. His wife wouldn't let him race!
  • polska1979
    polska1979 Posts: 152
    i think you have me mistaken, my wife left me for a man with a barge on the canal

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