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pascalo-
It was Xterra tri so similar length to xco.
But I have the same issue in xcm!
There was a lot of singletrack in the woods that doesn’t normally get ridden so that was bumpy, then a lot of field edge paths that were also bumpy and killed speed- when I felt strong enough to big gear blast over them like cobbles I was fine but that’s not sustainable
Tallboy
Sram pressure calculator seems to think I’m roughly right, but maybe a touch high. Maybe it’s also lack of practise- I realised halfway round todays race that I don’t ride flat out on these sort of trails outside of races!