I decided it was time to get the truth about my tape questions...does Tufo make the yellow cyclocross tape anymore and whether the orange Extreme is fine. I trusted CC Lasses opinion but I have heard different things from others and online. So I contacted Tufo and asked. Their response was surprising. They said no tape will ever work for CX and that I should use glue from Vittoria instead. Bit of a strange tip eller hur? Then I could just as well by tires from Vittoria instead.

After the weekend's disaster in terms of grip and performance, I am having my doubts of whether tubular tires are right for me. For the first thing, no one seems to sell them so I have to search online and deal with long delivery times, not to mention the 700kr price tag per tire.

Tubular are supposed to mean less flats yet there have been a few already at Hondacrossen and in Tidan. In MTB we use clincher and learn how to avoid punka risks. Why can't I do the same on my CX?

Then tubular are supposed to be lighter. This point I can agree on. But after a look at the Vittoria website, they have some pretty light clinchers. Besides, when you are as slow as I am, will 200g make that much difference?

And of course the main argument is the tire pressure. In Tidan I ran at 2.7 bar which I think is the lowest I can go with the tape and tires I have. Honestly, I think this is insanely low when I use the same pressure on my massive MTB tires. But I felt no improvements at all in terms of grip in the grass. And this whole thing with pressure is really a compromise anyway since sometimes you want higher pressure on those gravel sections.

Most of my doubts are around the gluing itself. If you are lucky, it will last 2 races. The yellow tape lasted much longer but not when I wash the bike in the shower. And the cost of a bucket of glue is not tempting either. So I don't know.