The Tracer Sport CX tire is a welcome tread that I look forward to riding/racing in fast hardpack-y conditions. However I think a grippier tread would be more suited for this disc brake equipped cross bike, designed to excel in nasty weather. Perhaps their Terra CX tread would be more at home on this bike, but then again racers will choose their own tires (hopefully tubulars!) for racing anyways. Having ridden/raced the Terra on classic North Carolina grassy cross courses I was satisfied with it even as my ‘all-arounder’ much like riders prefer Michelin’s Mud2 as an everyday tire. Either way this Sport level (60tpi wire bead) Tracer tire can be ridden, trained on, and raced in dry/medium conditions. Its worth noting that swapping out these tires for folding bead is the quickest way the weight-weenie crowd can shave a few grams- a set of kevlar bead tires will drop 300grams or more. I’ll swap the tires out with the Terra Pro for the upcoming NCCX race then after calling it a ‘season’ I’ll put Houffalize on for cruising dirt road rides around Watauga county – which is what I’m really looking forward to riding with this bike.
(Editor’s note: There are also a plethora of high end 135 disc wheelsets coming out for ‘cross, too, which would really drop some weight when it’s time to upgrade.)
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