Would Road flats work for xc? How about a course with around between .5 to 1 mike of grass and the rest is hard packed dirt with a tiny bit of concrete ?
Would Road flats work for xc? How about a course with around between .5 to 1 mike of grass and the rest is hard packed dirt with a tiny bit of concrete ?
I’ve seen people wear the LT 3 but how about something like the Streak 6? Would that work?
Californiaflats wrote:
I’ve seen people wear the LT 3 but how about something like the Streak 6? Would that work?
The streak 6 would work fine. Its less aggressive than a spike though, so if you've got any mud or just beat up terrain, you might feel like they aren't aggressive enough.
If you have dry dirt hills intermixed with grass and pavement on your course (as most CA races do!) you DO NOT want road flats. Not aggressive or grippy enough comfortably charge up and down the hills. You will be virtually skiing on your downhill sections!
Californiaflats wrote:
I’ve seen people wear the LT 3 but how about something like the Streak 6? Would that work?
I've seen 2 people on my team rip open their LT3/4's because the upper is too thin and not durable enough for aggressive trail/XC courses.
runforcupcakes wrote:
If you have dry dirt hills intermixed with grass and pavement on your course (as most CA races do!) you DO NOT want road flats. Not aggressive or grippy enough comfortably charge up and down the hills. You will be virtually skiing on your downhill sections!
Get out of the state much? CA XC courses are a joke. Not that the rest of the country isn't trying to emulate flat loops like at worlds, but dirt where it never rains isn't much of an issue. Come on.
If it's not muddy or squishy grass, a firm, low profile road flat will be great. If you have achilles or calf issues, then something with a little heel will be good.
Wear your trainers. Makes for a more comfortable run, and you'll know you won the race without really trying hard.
Wolf's Bane wrote:
The streak 6 would work fine. Its less aggressive than a spike though, so if you've got any mud or just beat up terrain, you might feel like they aren't aggressive enough.
Shoes are not aggressive. Nor are they responsive. Or Peppy. Or Reactive. Or Slappy. Or fast. They are shoes. Stop acting like they are people. If you are going to describe a shoe, use correct terms that MEAN something, not fluffy feel-good words that try to make it look like you know what you are talking about.