Originally Posted by
somnambulant
hahaha.. totally. Can you say "bad tire choices?" I actually read an interview with Jonathan Page at lunch where he was talking about that video and saying how important tire choice and tire pressure is in cross racing. He said that was the problem for nearly everyone in that corner. I mean, the way people slid on their backs along the ground there, I can't imagine what ANY tires would do to help you. But, dude finished 2nd in the Worlds, so I guess he knows.

The top guys all run either Tufo or Andre Dugast. I had some Tufo tubular clinchers and the max pressure was 65psi.....I ran em under my girth at 37psi....holy traction batman!