{"id":351,"date":"2021-12-18T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-18T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/?p=336430"},"modified":"2021-12-18T11:18:13","modified_gmt":"2021-12-18T10:18:13","slug":"how-to-choose-the-best-cyclocross-tyres-for-you-and-how-perfect-your-tyre-pressure-for-cx-racing","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/rss_feed\/how-to-choose-the-best-cyclocross-tyres-for-you-and-how-perfect-your-tyre-pressure-for-cx-racing\/","title":{"rendered":"How to choose the best cyclocross tyres for you (and how perfect your tyre pressure for CX racing)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Jack Evans\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Saturday, 18 December 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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The surfaces in cyclocross racing <\/a>can be dry and fast, or wet and slow depending on the time of year and weather.<\/p>\n

Courses can include tree roots and rocks liable to cause pinch flats. Such days will call for a tyre with puncture protection and a sturdy tyre casing. Tyre pressure will need to be relatively high.<\/p>\n

But in sloppy December mud, traction and not puncturing will be your uttermost concern. You\u2019ll want a tyre you can run as low as possible to stay upright on descents and through bends.<\/p>\n

Here, we talk through how to choose the right cyclocross tyre for every condition and how to ensure that tyre is at the right pressure for you.<\/p>\n

What is a cyclocross tyre?<\/h2>\n
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The Challenge Limus has stood the test of time, and mud.<\/span><\/figcaption> Oli Woodman \/ Immediate Media<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

A cyclocross tyre looks like a slightly wider and knobbly road tyre.<\/p>\n

The maximum permitted width in UCI-sanctioned cyclocross races is 33mm. In UK regional races, you can run 35mm or 38mm.<\/p>\n

A CX tyre is a bit of a hybrid, meeting some of the demands of on- and off-road riding.<\/p>\n

The slickest treads resemble something the pros might use in the cobbled classics, while the grippiest are more akin to mountain bike tyres<\/a>.<\/p>\n

How to choose the right cyclocross tyres for every condition<\/h2>\n
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When the course is as filthy as this, tyre choice is simple.<\/span><\/figcaption> CorVos\/SWpix.com<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

There are a plethora of cyclocross tyre types to suit the range of surfaces you\u2019ll encounter.<\/p>\n

The potential of the best cyclocross bikes<\/a> will be wasted if they\u2019re shod with the wrong tyres.<\/p>\n

Semi-slick rubber might be fantastic on firm grass in September. But by the middle of winter, unless you\u2019re a cyclocross skills <\/a>maestro, you\u2019ll spend a lot of time on the deck.<\/p>\n

What is more, the aggressive, knobbly tread of a mud tyre will slow you down in fast conditions.<\/p>\n

Starting out, you can afford to settle for an all-round tyre, but as you become more serious you might consider a dry and wet option too.<\/p>\n

Cyclocross tyres fall into three main categories.<\/p>\n

Mud tyres<\/h3>\n
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This is the Terreno Wet, which has widely spaced, angled lugs for shedding mud.<\/span><\/figcaption> Jack Luke \/ Immediate Media<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n