Just did European Beach Mountainbike Championships in the Netherlands earlier today. It was cold, wet, really, really hard and fun. It was even sleeting a bit at one point. Many of the bikes are really tricked out with special forks, handlebars and nearly all the bikes (except mine) had big, slick tires. I learned that those tires are real helpful in letting the bike glide over the sand instead sink in. For those with some experience in this type of racing, can you recommend some good, affordable and durable tires for a 29er mountainbike that will work well for beach racing? There is another race here in January so I’d like to put em on the Christmas list. Thanks in advance.