Originally Posted by
somnambulant
You can ride any kind of bike at any of the local series races EXCEPT the Centennial Park UCI-sanctioned race weekend. I started out on my MTB and had a blast. If you can squeeze CX tires onto a road bike you'd probably be okay on a lot of the courses, too. Especially the two along Bathurst St near the start of the season.
Schwalbe CX Pros ... nominal size of 700x30 but they measure up at 700x26.