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Oct 2008
7:12pm, 5 Oct 2008
15,416 posts
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mxhornet
NR no rules on length of spikes for cross country only for all weather tracks. Depends on course if 9s or 12s are best, also I find with a lot shoes now you lose a ceratin amount of the length as threads are sunk in to the sole so you tend to need next size up.
15mm are longest you can normally get.
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Oct 2008
7:38pm, 5 Oct 2008
8,314 posts
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GregP
15s are the longest I've got (from Start Fitness) although I suspect 18s exist. Think Saucony Kilkennies ship with something utterly negligible - 3, possibly.
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Oct 2008
7:39pm, 5 Oct 2008
3,032 posts
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Kieren
Homer, you will love XC!
My shoes came with 6mm spikes and I have a set of 12mm for the muddier / grassy stuff.
I'll be wearing the 6mm most likely for next weeks XC as it's mostly on grass with one steep downhill and about 40 meters of tarmac - should see a few sparks on that.
One thing I noticed last year is that your spikes will snag in long grass - thankfully we only had one course with shin high grass last year
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Oct 2008
7:43pm, 5 Oct 2008
15,417 posts
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mxhornet
Kilkenny's with 3s !! You wouldn't even see the ends lol
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Oct 2008
7:43pm, 5 Oct 2008
8,316 posts
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GregP
Grass? ~snorts in derision~
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Oct 2008
7:44pm, 5 Oct 2008
8,317 posts
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GregP
Mx - I think if you hit someone with Kilkennys out of a box they'll get a bruise not spike marks 
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Oct 2008
7:57pm, 5 Oct 2008
7,302 posts
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Anyone been experimenting with different spike configurations?
Say 18s on the left and 3s on the right? (for circular courses of course)
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Oct 2008
7:58pm, 5 Oct 2008
925 posts
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quimby
I've never considered spikes, being a rather back of the pack runner. I'm pretty happy with my Swoops. I get the feeling that you only really need spikes if you're going to be one of the speedy ones. Am I correct?
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Oct 2008
7:59pm, 5 Oct 2008
1,188 posts
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Norrin Radd
Cheers MX, I'll get an extra set of 12s and see how he goes
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Oct 2008
8:00pm, 5 Oct 2008
7,303 posts
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I am nowhere near the front of the pack and I wear them-it is not about being fast it is about wanting grip for me.
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