New Crosser - Canondale CAADx v Ridley Xbow v Dolan Cross
conradski
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I'd like some opinions from the BR (thats Bike Radar not British Rail) community on pros and cons of my short list of X-bikes. Will be doing cross races (7 in total) but she will also double as my winter trainer
Like the look of the 'Dale, Ridley's Cross reputation is fantabulous and the Dolan looks nice and is cheaper but does not have a flattened top tube underside to help with shouldering the bike.
Any comments to help me decide??
Like the look of the 'Dale, Ridley's Cross reputation is fantabulous and the Dolan looks nice and is cheaper but does not have a flattened top tube underside to help with shouldering the bike.
Any comments to help me decide??
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Why are the Focus bikes not on your shortlist?0
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Cannondale for sure...0
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If you're planning on using the bike as a winter trainer, consider something with more road bike geometry ie. conventional BB drop of around 65mm whereas many true cross frames have higher BBs which can make handling on road a bit more tricky. Also look at Planet-X or Kinesis.Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..0
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Agreed on the BB height, I've been sweating over CX bikes for 2 months and have crunched numbers on BB height and CS length. It's not easy to choose from numbers so I've done some test rides but getting the right size isn't easy to tell you the truth. I really want to test ride the CAADX or SuperX but no shop has them at all! The Cube is hard to get except from mail order. It's like buying Cinelli or Masi frame in the 1980s!
Buddy of mine has the Dolan Cross and as I said in the other thread, it's like the Genesis Vapour - it's more of a heavily built road bike but it's good if you don't want to race and just commute/hack etc.
Agree on the Focus - another clubmate has the carbon model and as Peter Griffin would say "it's freakin sweet".When a cyclist has a disagreement with a car; it's not who's right, it's who's left.0 -