Viner

bendertherobot

http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CBVISPCX1/viner-super-prestige-sram-cx1-cyclo-cross-bike?utm_source=The+Planet+X+and+On-One+Mailing+List&utm_campaign=282df30845-2015_07_09&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_561486488b-282df30845-271208341&mc_cid=282df30845&mc_eid=0c6ed528da

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veronese68

It's about time you got yourself a cross bike.
My biggest concern would be press fit bottom brackets on a bike that's going to get a lot of muddy abuse. I'd rather have screw in.

bendertherobot

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19646929#p19646929]Veronese68[/url] wrote:

It's about time you got yourself a cross bike.
My biggest concern would be press fit bottom brackets on a bike that's going to get a lot of muddy abuse. I'd rather have screw in.

brakes are in the post office btw. Will sort out payment for you asap and drop you an email.

Yeah, no fan of BB30 here. I suspect they've taken the bones of a Viner road frame and adapted it.

VamP

Is this to race or other?

If other, then why not. But for racing I'd be put off by the lack of racing credentials, when you can get a X-Fire or a Super-X for the same money.

And of course with the (really rather excellent) Iplay ip-105 frames at around £350, you could probably build up a pair for not much more. And of course, with Iplay you get a choice of BSA or BB30.

bendertherobot

I suspect most of PX's top frame are being used as "other."

I dunno, it looks nice and adventurey. Depending on ride I might be inclined to take it over a Genesis Datum for example.

tgotb

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19646929#p19646929]Veronese68[/url] wrote:

It's about time you got yourself a cross bike.
My biggest concern would be press fit bottom brackets on a bike that's going to get a lot of muddy abuse. I'd rather have screw in.

One of my CX bikes has PF30. It's fine, you can make it work, but when it gets really muddy you need to clean and regrease the bearings after every ride. Other BBs (the majority of other BBs) are better.

VamP's point about bikes with racing credentials is a good one; my first CX frame was a fairly obscure model, and it never really worked for me. I replaced it with a frame that's quite popular on the amateur circuit, and never looked back. At the very least, take a careful look at the geometry and compare that with bikes that have a racing pedigree.