Product Review and Road test: Specialized Fast Trak LK Control 2Bliss Mountain Bike Tyres

Specialized Fast Trak LK Control 2Bliss Mountain Bike Tyres

Right now is the height of the mountain bike and multisports racing season here in New Zealand and I have been in the thick of it, setting some good performances, individually and with my brothers, Gordon and Bruce.  Gordon is the specialist runner; Bruce is the Paddler.  I am the biker.

Getting the best mountain biking performance on the day includes getting the tyre ("Tire" if you are American) selection and pressures right for the conditions of the day.  In adventure mountain bike racing this is quite a challenge because the terrain often varies from gnarly single track, to mud to gravel to hard pack and even pavement during a race.

Moller Brothers Win "Over 40 years" team race in 2010 Porirua Grand Traverse in record time

That makes four starts in the last 12 months, four wins and three course records in the over 40 year old teams duathlon and triathlon categories in three of the best multisports races in New Zealand and Australia.

The latest was the Porirua Grand Traverse last weekend in which we were defenders of the over 40 years triathlon and course record holders.  Each of us (Bruce, Gary, Gordon - photo) completed our respective legs faster than ever. 

The outstanding performance of the day was Bruce who paddled the course a full 15 minutes faster than last year to come in well under one hour and in second fastest paddler on the day!

We broke our previous M40 record by a staggering 20 minutes, finishing 6th fastest out of the entire field.