Do i really only have 2 choices for cx bike with disc brakes

little wiser

Hi have kinda made up my mind to get a new commuting bike and think a cyclocross bike would fit the bill only thing is like every one else i want good value for money!.
On that note and after many hours of looking online etc i can only see two bikes that fit the bill, Boardman cx which after looking on here i maybe able to get for approx £720 with two discount codes. (thanks bails).
Or the croix de fer which is £1100 so although i love the look of this the boardman kinda wins.
Anyone else have any suggestions?

mudcow007

tricross? you can get the 2011 model for £670

little wiser

Thanks for the quick answer but i really want disc brakes and dont think the model your talking about has them?

UndercoverElephant

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/spe ... gn=froogle

Tricross sport disk?

Libraio

Cotic X, Charge Filter Hi, Genesis Vapour to name just a few. All a lot more dough than the Boardman though.

asprilla

Focus Mares comes in a disc version doesn't it?

pangolin

http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/CBOOPOMPETVERSA/on-one-pompetamine-versa-

http://www.cotic.co.uk/product/bikes/x/weekday/

Woolfie

Focus used to have a cx bike with discs and they have reintroduced the Mares AX 4.0 this year - about to hit the shops:

http://www.focus-bikes.com/int/en/bikes ... ax-40.html

eltonioni

Out of interest, why do you want disks for commuting? It's just more to lug around, more expense, and more to go wrong at a time when you just want to be somewhere else that's warm and dry.

Since I'm 99% committed to buying a On-One Pompetamine Alfine 11 I'm not against disks at all, but have you thought it through?

little wiser

Thanks for all your quick replies plenty to go on .
As for discs this is a must for me i commute all year round all weathers and 5 days a week, discs just give me more cofidence and with some off the descents i do are really a must :shock: .

bails87

I've experienced caliper brakes in the wet :shock:
Apparently cantis are even worse......somehow. Decent disc brakes are reliable, both mechanically and in terms of performance in varying weather.

meanredspider

Discs are so much better in the wet and horrid winter - work much better and don't grind away your rims. I can't imagine that they are much heavier either

joelsim

+1 on disks for commuting.

little wiser

The more i look into this the more the boardman looks the best buy (dont like the paint though :oops: ).
Just a pity my local stores are out of stock, only worry with this bike may be the bb30 bottom bracket and the faff to fit mudguards.

Libraio

Boardman CX Alloy
Charge Filter Hi/ Apex Steel
Cotic >X< Steel
Felt F65X Alloy
Focus Mares AX 2.0 Disc/ AX 4.0 Alloy
Genesis Croix de Fer Steel
Genesis Vapour Disc Alloy
Merida Cyclo Cross 3-D/ 4-D Alloy
On One Pompetamine Steel
Planet X Uncle John Alloy
Specialized TrisCross Sport Disc Alloy

Small list of bikes, there are more availible if you search the interwebs.

wombar

Here's my Cotic X, Very happy with it, and it's nice to have disc brakes. Might be a little bit more of an ordeal to fit a rack if necessary, but it's a great bike for my needs.

meanredspider

SKS Cromoplastics couldn't be much easier to fit to the Boardman. Do get the BB grease checked from the outset though. After that, it shouldn't be an issue

Giraffoto

I've used a Spec. Tricross for commuting for several years, it's an ideal bike for it. Since there's now a disk version available and you want disk brakes . . . .

Aidy

What's the weight like on that Cotic X?

I've got a Croix De Fer, but still can't get over how heavy it is to lug around...

lardboy

Aidy wrote:

I've got a Croix De Fer, but still can't get over how heavy it is to lug around...

Amen to that. Heavy, and the shimano brakes are useless. Unless you've got the Avid BB7s they started fitting this year. They are substantially better.

nich

Cotic RoadRat is similar to a CX bike too (discs/chunky tires/mudguards etc) - probably not much different from the Cotic X for commuting purposes.

Aidy

lardboy wrote:

Aidy wrote:

I've got a Croix De Fer, but still can't get over how heavy it is to lug around...

Amen to that. Heavy, and the shimano brakes are useless. Unless you've got the Avid BB7s they started fitting this year. They are substantially better.

I upgraded mine (to BB7s), but I didn't have too many problems with the Shimanos. Didn't feel as nice, and were more fiddly to maintain and set up - but still were miles better than calliper brakes for commuting with.

Oh, right - and if I were buying again, I'd probably be pegging for a Kinesis Tripster.
Or if money wasn't an issue, a Van Nicholas Amazon.

little wiser

HI again went to see the criox de fer and your all right its heavy so thats out

nich

Also, be wary of some disc brakes.

The tektro ones that came on my RoadRat were rubbish. I've replaced the front with an Avid BB7 and it's miles better.

Both are cable mind, and neither any anything like the hydraulic ones I've got on my mtb's.

meanredspider

nich wrote:

Also, be wary of some disc brakes.

The tektro ones that came on my RoadRat were rubbish. I've replaced the front with an Avid BB7 and it's miles better.

Both are cable mind, and neither any anything like the hydraulic ones I've got on my mtb's.

Both the BB5 and BB7 are fine - the BB7 are slightly easier to adjust.

Frankly I think full-on MTB hydraulics would be a mistake - far too powerful. A smaller, lighter, system would be fine though

wombar

Aidy wrote:

What's the weight like on that Cotic X?

I've got a Croix De Fer, but still can't get over how heavy it is to lug around...

It's not too bad, but like anything if you want light, it's gonna cost you I've got the carbon fork, and an Ultegra groupset on it so that helps.

Not sure on exact weights, but it's probably only a little heavier than my road bike (BeOne Storm). It's more about having a bike that has clearances for sensible tyres in the winter, and something a bit skinnier in the summer.

mroli

I think Condor do a disc braked cyclo cross bike too - but again, likely to be more expensive than the boardman.

seataltea

No discs but I've fallen in love with this.

http://www.cube.eu/road/cross-race/cross-race/

What is it about the design of Cubes that they all look so good.

£999 cycle to work friendly

rolf_f

little wiser wrote:

Thanks for all your quick replies plenty to go on .
As for discs this is a must for me i commute all year round all weathers and 5 days a week, discs just give me more cofidence and with some off the descents i do are really a must :shock: .

They aren't a must. I ride normally 6 days a week in all weathers in very hilly West Yorkshire. I've never missed the MTBs discs on the road.

seataltea

The thing I've found with discs on the MTB is that if you use the bike in the conditions for which it is designed, mud, filth, water, ice and snow the pistons always end up sticking no matter how well they are cleaned.

I'd prefer hydraulic rim brakes on a CX to be honest, just not sure any would be suitable.

meanredspider

Rolf F wrote:

They aren't a must. I ride normally 6 days a week in all weathers in very hilly West Yorkshire. I've never missed the MTBs discs on the road.

Do you spend a lot of time keeping them clean? That's the two sides of discs for me in the winter - having them work when at 35mph you meet a tractor coming the other way - and not having the carborundum paste the road is covered with machine away the rims. If you're buying CX bike, not getting discs would be a false economy.