ive got my 1st cross race of the year tommorow and ive got some krysirium es wheels that are my road race wheels and i was wondering whether they are up to cross racing. the race tommorow will be dry not muddy.
other wheels ive got that i could use
campag ventos
mavic askiums
mavic heliums x2
shimano r500 front only
and the es's any advice
es's for cross
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cyclocrossmonkey
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The ES's will do fine.
Pro, Tim Johnson uses them and many others do too I just can't think of their names
Pro, Tim Johnson uses them and many others do too I just can't think of their names
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welcomdmat
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I am going to use a set of ES tubulars as my race wheels this year. I have found that anything that will toast a Ksyrium ES will take out most any wheel. The only "advantage" the SLs have is that the front rim is slightly deeper and may take getting slammed into a curb with weight on it better.
Most of the local CX gurus keep telling me that cross isnt as hard on rims as us newbies think because the big tires absorb a lot of punishment.
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The Spider
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My SL's are standing up well, and I'm riding MTB trails!
You will be fine, I agree with the tire theory.
You will be fine, I agree with the tire theory.
