which cyclocross bike?
stinger53
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I am looking to buy a cyclocross bike soon as a winter bike and for when i want to do a bit off road. once i've sold my kite surfing kit.
but i dunno what to go for or quite sure on budget as it will depend on how much my kite surfing kit goes for..
But say up to £1000-£1100
I like the look of the cube cross race
but what would you suggest?
Thanks
but i dunno what to go for or quite sure on budget as it will depend on how much my kite surfing kit goes for..
But say up to £1000-£1100
I like the look of the cube cross race
but what would you suggest?
Thanks
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I have very little experience in this but I'll tell you what I was told when looking into these things:
"Not much point in getting a CX bike without disc brakes"
Like I said, I'm not in a position to pass much judgement but this makes sense to me having done a MTB event on a hybrid with rim brakes!
With that in mind, a friend has one of these and it seems to be a very nice bike:
http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/ ... o-12-45407
Otherwise, if you're happy with rim brakes then the Kona Jake the Snake gets great reviews.Cannondale CAAD 10 Ultegra
Kinesis Racelight Tiagra0 -
Current edition of Cycling Plus has a comparison test of cross bikes all around the £1K price mark.
The one that came out on top was this:-
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/pin ... e-ec039562
It was also one of the cheapest on test so give it some consideration.
Only drawback is that Evans are the sole outlet so your bargaining power will be a bit restricted. However they are currently offering £100 worth of accessories on bike orders.0 -
arlowood wrote:Current edition of Cycling Plus has a comparison test of cross bikes all around the £1K price mark.
The one that came out on top was this:-
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/pin ... e-ec039562
It was also one of the cheapest on test so give it some consideration.
Only drawback is that Evans are the sole outlet so your bargaining power will be a bit restricted. However they are currently offering £100 worth of accessories on bike orders.
cheers. was thinking would it be better just to pick up a hardtail mountain bike instead?0 -
Depends entirely on what you're going to do with it...
If it's anything to do with going up muddy hills, down stoney hills, through mud pits then a mountain bike is DEFINITELY the way forward.
My Hybrid, which is basically a cyclocross with straight bars really really struggled with the recent Purbeck Hill-a-Saurus and I REALLY wish I'd had a proper mountain bike, as did my mate on his cyclocross. I used to think suspension was for pussies as the last time I did any mountain biking was nearly 20 years ago, pre-suspension, I take it all back (also fat tyres and LOW gears are a must).
If on the other hand you're going to be doing a fair bit of road riding with some summer trail riding then a CX could well be the way to go.Cannondale CAAD 10 Ultegra
Kinesis Racelight Tiagra0 -
nawty wrote:Depends entirely on what you're going to do with it...
If it's anything to do with going up muddy hills, down stoney hills, through mud pits then a mountain bike is DEFINITELY the way forward.
My Hybrid, which is basically a cyclocross with straight bars really really struggled with the recent Purbeck Hill-a-Saurus and I REALLY wish I'd had a proper mountain bike, as did my mate on his cyclocross. I used to think suspension was for pussies as the last time I did any mountain biking was nearly 20 years ago, pre-suspension, I take it all back (also fat tyres and LOW gears are a must).
If on the other hand you're going to be doing a fair bit of road riding with some summer trail riding then a CX could well be the way to go.
cheers yer i think i will go for a hardtail mountian bike and prob a cheap winter bike like the ribble 7005.0
