CAADX 105, CUBE X Race Comp, Boardman CX Pro

StrangelyBrown
StrangelyBrown Posts: 232
edited November 2010 in Road buying advice
Has anyone got any first hand experience of these boys that they could pass on? I know the specs and what they look like, but it's proving harder to actually throw a leg over the buggers.

Would be looking to use as a winter training bike and for the occasional CX race.

Thanks for any feedback :)
It doesn't get any easier, but I don't appear to be getting any faster.

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  • cooper.michael1
    cooper.michael1 Posts: 1,787
    I've got a Planet X Uncle John, similar price to those, and rate it very very highly.

    But if it was from those 3 it would have to be the CAAD....Cannondale know what they are doing with Aluminium!
  • FransJacques
    FransJacques Posts: 2,148
    I'd love to know the answer as well but it would be impossible for anyone in the UK to have test riden a CAADX - they are simply vapourwear at the moment.

    The Boardman looks nice for the money - BB30 and all, and the Cubes are well thought of tho not easy to get. I know one guy with the cheaper black one (the white one is £1300-1400) and he likes it.

    The Cube has a much higher BB than say, a Genesis Vapour, which is very much a heavy-built road frame. If you stay on the road the Genesis is a good bet.

    I tried to test ride the Boardman and 2 shops this past weekend and neither of them had it... Seems CX is in a bit of a renaissance at the moment.
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  • StrangelyBrown
    StrangelyBrown Posts: 232
    They all seem to get very good reviews.

    The Boardman is hard to get as they are on the run out for 2010 and 2011 is not yet announced - good thinking there.

    I can order a CAADX or Cube but it would be taking a bit of a punt to do it blind.

    I do hope CX isn't going all fixie trendy :wink:
    It doesn't get any easier, but I don't appear to be getting any faster.
  • Phate
    Phate Posts: 121
    Should be picking up the X-race Comp one night this week so will have a good run on it at the weekend and will stick a review up!

    One thing to note is that when my LBS ordered mine about 3 weeks ago it was the only 56 that Cube had in stock in Europe!
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  • Phate
    Phate Posts: 121
    Should be picking up the X-race Comp one night this week so will have a good run on it at the weekend and will stick a review up!

    One thing to note is that when my LBS ordered mine about 3 weeks ago it was the only 56 that Cube had in stock in Europe!
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  • hammerite
    hammerite Posts: 3,408
    StrangelyBrown wrote:
    They all seem to get very good reviews.

    The Boardman is hard to get as they are on the run out for 2010 and 2011 is not yet announced - good thinking there.

    I can order a CAADX or Cube but it would be taking a bit of a punt to do it blind.

    I do hope CX isn't going all fixie trendy :wink:

    Not if people use them for their purpose - they'll soon get fed up with a couple of hours cleaning between races each week :lol:

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