Bought a pair of Nike Zoom Victory XC 5 for XC nationals. They came with some special sort of spikes with a triangular base in plastic and then a normal spike on top. Confused on whether I should use these or normal spikes. Anyone know anything about these?
I have a pair. Those are Called pyramid spikes. I’ve never used mine and you only should if the entire course is grass or dirt. Other wise stick to the normal spikes.
21tmccauley wrote:
I have a pair. Those are Called pyramid spikes. I’ve never used mine and you only should if the entire course is grass or dirt. Other wise stick to the normal spikes.
Thanks for giving them a name for me. It’s 100% grass. I’ll read up on em
I have the vic XC 5's too. My friend wore the pyramid spikes on a all grass course race (in dry conditions) and regretted it so I never bothered trying, they do add around 0.5oz of weight over standard spikes.
The only time I'd consider is if conditions are really sloppy since they don't pick up as much mud, but the pyramid spikes are only 9mm so I would likely be using longer spikes in that case.
Streaker wrote:
I have the vic XC 5's too. My friend wore the pyramid spikes on a all grass course race (in dry conditions) and regretted it so I never bothered trying, they do add around 0.5oz of weight over standard spikes.
The only time I'd consider is if conditions are really sloppy since they don't pick up as much mud, but the pyramid spikes are only 9mm so I would likely be using longer spikes in that case.
Went with three 15mm in front and 3 pyramids at the back. Felt like I got good enough grip (was fairly muddy) and got 4th.