Originally Posted by
CliftonGK1
True enough. It's pretty evil on aluminium rims as well (I rip through commuter rims in short order due to the use of sand on the roads in the winter), but my justification is that there's only 3 really sandy courses around by me, and I typically only race on 2 of them. For as few races as I ride each year, I'm willing to chance an experiment for a season. (mostly because a couple teammates went that route this year with good results, so there's a bit of a proven track record)
Can't say I'd be willing to do the same if I raced in a considerably sandier area, or if I was looking at a $3000 pair of MadFibers.
Yeah there is only about 2 or 3 races around me that have sand pits. I've just decided to always run those from now on. The sand is just way to destructive. It's fun to ride and all but I can't stand the sound of sand in my drive train
