Love them. I usually have them on the rear, unless a very fast, smooth course (rare), then switch to Pythons.

2.3 up front and 2.1 in the reat, and you will be ready for anything (I like a bigger tire in the front)

Two friend of mine are riding 2.3 F + R, and love them

Not pharma enhanced maybe....   

Neil, what do think of the ingitors? I was thinking up picking up a pair , but never used them before.

so what sentence should this guy get?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7581764.stm

and another:

http://bikeportland.org/2008/08/26/suit-wearing-thief-nabs-bike-from-city-of-portland-building/

that's a great map of the course, looks like a cool course, PMBA road trip to China, anyone?

Rob, if you are running tubeless, I have 3 kinds of extra tires for you to borrow/try. Email or call me if you want.

Maxxis Ignitor, Hutchinson Pythons, Bontragers XR Fronts

Top notch link, Mark!!

That's a pretty cool map! what the heck happened to the Americans!? Adam Craig & I thought I saw Kabush both DNF'd!

Interactive GPS link to the Laoshan Coarse below. Click on the numbers and it'll take you to the location on the trail.

http://www.uci.ch/ucisite/doc/GPS%20Course%20Analysis%20-%20Laoshan/start.html


The top 10 finishers and their rides

1 Julien Absalon
Orbea Alma

2 Jean Christophe Peraud
Orbea Alma

3 Nino Schurter
Scott Olympia

4 Christoph Sauser
Specialized Epic

5 Marco Aurelio Fontana
Guerciotti

6 Christoph Soukup
Fuji

7 Liam Killeen
Specialized Epic

8 Inaki Lejarreta
Orbea Alma

9 Sven Nys
Colnago Ibex

10 Jose Antonio Hermida
Merida

Hi Kelley
The girls ride is on for tonight. Have a good ride!