Pimp my Ride

A special thanks to Chris at Factotum for the vinyl treatment on my car's fairing. It now stands out in what seems like a sea of silver Saabs. I also took delivery of my EZ-Up tent. The canopy will be going out for logos this coming week. Chris does great work.

Tomorrow is the first race of the season for me at Catamount. In keeping with the "pimp my ride" theme, I have rounded up some "race worthy" tires, influenced by Rick's comments on Back in the Saddle.

Changing a tire is a great and inexpensive way to change how your bike rides. I'd even consider it to be the most important things on a bike, seeing as ithey are the only thing keeping the bike and rider on the trail. The selection of tires below, are tires that I know will be raced on tomorrow. I'm sure there are more, but these ones are easiest for me to keep track of.

The Race

Traditionally, this race has been a mudfest. Weather here can be extraordinarily unpredictable. Rain is in the forecast, which means, it can either be really nice, or snowing sideways. Regardless, it will be a great arena for a tire comparison. Three riders, three ability levels, and three different set ups.

The Tires

Bontrager Jones ACX 2.2 Tubeless Ready
These are the tires adorning my ride. I'm looking forward to see how they do. I have one ride on them so far, and so far, so good. I rode out in Hinesburg Town Forrest last week, and was amazed at how well they rolled for such a knobby tire. Sticky too.

IRD Fire XC Pro 2.1
Daddy Nat is going to be rolling on these tomorrow. I have a couple of rides in on mine, and I like the way they hook up in the dry conditions we've been spoiled with. Once mother nature decides how she will treat us tomorrow, we'll get Nat's opinion.

Kenda Karma 1.9
Jay Pro has these on his new svelte 22.25lb AIR9 racer. This is one probably one of the most raced 29er tires out there, but they will be a first for Jay. Jay has also traditionally won this race over the last few years. Hopefully, he will crush again this year.

I'll have the results tomorrow.