CX bike - Cannondale v Kona

Silly Old Hector

Had to place an order for April delivery, as there appears to be no stock in my size for the CAADX.

I have a choice of Kona Jake the Snake or Cannondale CAADX 105 - will have a test ride of both when they're both in the shop.

Does anyone have any views on either that could help my choice ?

Thanks.

bendertherobot

I'd like to help but both are stupidly rare. I'd press go on the Kona without a ride if only anyone had one.

So, what I've decided to do instead, I think, is to get a Rose DX 4400 Cross. Full SRAM Force 22, BB7 etc.

Silly Old Hector

That's nice !

How are you choosing the size of the Rose ?

bendertherobot

Pretty much by drawing on my existing bikes. Pretty much always a 54. There's a sizing calculator on the site

FransJacques

Are you going discs or cantis? If cantis then the Cannondale frame is sweet and light and the BB is a tad lower which should be good for handling and the enevitable road riding that people do on these things.

Silly Old Hector

2014 comes with discs.

Need to get brave with the mud plugging.

DM222

FransJacques wrote:

Are you going discs or cantis? If cantis then the Cannondale frame is sweet and light and the BB is a tad lower which should be good for handling and the enevitable road riding that people do on these things.

Is a higher BB not good for the road then?