I've watched several folks do the slow ride of shame limping out of the trails wearing a soggy cushcore insert wrapped around them like a bandolier trying to keep the broken rim/trashed tire going long enough to make it to the car. I'm not knocking CC by saying that, but if normal trail riders can find the limit of inserts than it's not surprising that WC racers can.
Like most things in sport the technology exists to make it impossible to break something \[frames/tires/rims/etc...\] the question is does anyone want to accept the inevitable compromises that come with indestructability? It seems like in most cases the answer is no.
Nov. 3, 2020, 8:29 a.m. - Vik Banerjee
I've watched several folks do the slow ride of shame limping out of the trails wearing a soggy cushcore insert wrapped around them like a bandolier trying to keep the broken rim/trashed tire going long enough to make it to the car. I'm not knocking CC by saying that, but if normal trail riders can find the limit of inserts than it's not surprising that WC racers can. Like most things in sport the technology exists to make it impossible to break something \[frames/tires/rims/etc...\] the question is does anyone want to accept the inevitable compromises that come with indestructability? It seems like in most cases the answer is no.