agree with racing what you have - plus, you'll inevitably crash. Not kill yourself crash like on the road, but tires slid out on an off camber, whoops crash.
I'm starting to see why fancy bikes are a bit less common with the CX crowd (although they'll drop coin on wheels it seems.)
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