Great write up, thanks. This is slightly off the topic of your article but... I've been playing with CushCore a lot this last year. I've got the Pro on my park bike and the XC on my trail bike.
I've decided to not run an insert at all on my trail bike next tire swap. While I definitely feel some benefits with the XC, it doesn't outweight the loss of acceleration and poppiness I feel I've lost.
I recently had a flat with the Pro on a Schwalbe Super Gravity casing. Trying to deal with replacing that flat was so difficult that I'm done with the CushCore pro. I still prefer an insert for park riding so I'm either going to put the XC on my trail bike or try the new Tannus Tubeless.
Nov. 4, 2020, 2:29 a.m. - Josh Owen
Great write up, thanks. This is slightly off the topic of your article but... I've been playing with CushCore a lot this last year. I've got the Pro on my park bike and the XC on my trail bike. I've decided to not run an insert at all on my trail bike next tire swap. While I definitely feel some benefits with the XC, it doesn't outweight the loss of acceleration and poppiness I feel I've lost. I recently had a flat with the Pro on a Schwalbe Super Gravity casing. Trying to deal with replacing that flat was so difficult that I'm done with the CushCore pro. I still prefer an insert for park riding so I'm either going to put the XC on my trail bike or try the new Tannus Tubeless.