As an update to my prior post, I haven't been in the dirt all summer, with the exception of one mountain bike ride. I've been doing mostly road riding with slicks on my cross bike. I just got my new cross tires Monday, switched my wheels and hit the dirt last night - wow! That seemed different!
I definitely have to air down my tires for a little more float, and work on my gearing in the loose stuff. I fishtailed a couple of times, and on the uphills I kept spinning out on my downstrokes. Hoping the airing down will help some with these. But, I just have to ride to get used to it again