[Dale the Snail]

What length spike do you recommend for a standard cross country...?

I have purchased 12mm but they look very long to me. Will they be ok...?:huh:
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[Dan_R]

I usually go with 12mm unless the ground is very hard (unlikley) - you should be fine.

If its really muddy it sometimes worth putting a couple of 16mm towards the front of the spike to get more grip up hills.

 

[steepler]

I usually carry 9,12 and 15mm in my bag and swap them as the conditions dictate.
Once you have screwed them in you can loose a LOT of the spike length!

 

[Dale the Snail]

Thanks for the info.
I have my first cross country on Saturday. Looking forward to getting dirty....

 

[Dale the Snail]

12mm spiked worked great. Wish I could say the same for my legs.....