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XTerra - Camber comp FSR 29 sufficient?
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Ok hive mind:

I have a 2013 Specialized Camber FSR 29 - https://www.bicyclebluebook.com/...uide/product/3045043 and https://media.specialized.com/...amber-FSR-Manual.pdf (I can't find a manual for the 2013 model year).

Is this sufficient for XTerra racing (Hopefully next year)? Are there any changes/recommendations to set it up for racing?

John



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Re: XTerra - Camber comp FSR 29 sufficient? [Devlin] [ In reply to ]
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Depends on the course, but a lot of the xterra bike courses could be ridden on a cx bike so anything FS should be plenty of bike.

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Re: XTerra - Camber comp FSR 29 sufficient? [tri-tele] [ In reply to ]
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Yes, that bike will do fine.

I can't think of any Xterra courses I've done that I could have ridden a CX bike. Perhaps they're different in your area.
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Re: XTerra - Camber comp FSR 29 sufficient? [jaretj] [ In reply to ]
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Well I didn’t say they could be easily ridden in a cx bike ;)
But most of them would be doable.

"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro."
Hunter S. Thompson
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Re: XTerra - Camber comp FSR 29 sufficient? [tri-tele] [ In reply to ]
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I wasn't trying to be combative, I'm sure some could be ridden well with a CX bike, just not any of the ones I've done.

There was a local race off-road (near me) race that wasn't Xterra that could have easily been done with a CX bike.
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Re: XTerra - Camber comp FSR 29 sufficient? [Devlin] [ In reply to ]
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I've ridden a Camber FSR of that vintage on 'trail centre' mountain bike trails that are quite a bit rougher / technical than Xterra / other off-road tris.
Defo fine.
You may want to swap the tyres to something 'quicker' - obvs just depending on the conditions (dry or wet or mudbath from a storm). Amd what tyres you're running right now. And whether you're there to enjoy or want to spend more £££ on tyres to be a bit quicker.

I came to tri from mountain biking and I've used a way-burlier-than-needed full susser on off-road tri. It's a disadvantage overall but i loved being able to hammer past people on the downhill sections because of a better bike and better ability to ride downhill without mincing around. (+ I'm a garbage runner anyway = will never be competitive overall - so best have fun).
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