Big man seeks bike

thegoatboy
thegoatboy Posts: 23
edited May 2018 in Cyclocross
Hello,

After a year of commuting on a heavy mountain bike I've decided an upgrade is needed and I think a Cyclocross bike is the best option.

I'm limited with a lot of bikes as I am a tall fella.

Contenders so far are:

Felt F65X 2018
Cube Cross Race Pro 2018
Giant TCX SLR 2 (pushing the budget there)

Any of them decent?

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  • imposter2.0
    imposter2.0 Posts: 12,028
    They're all decent. Although it does depend on your definition of 'decent'. Could you be more specific?
  • thegoatboy
    thegoatboy Posts: 23
    :-)

    I guess what would people recommend?

    I liked the sound of the cube, but there is a pretty bad review on Evans stating a loose stone wrote it off
  • imposter2.0
    imposter2.0 Posts: 12,028
    thegoatboy wrote:
    :-)

    I guess what would people recommend?

    I liked the sound of the cube, but there is a pretty bad review on Evans stating a loose stone wrote it off

    maybe some idea of your budget, height, that sort of thing...
  • thegoatboy
    thegoatboy Posts: 23
    6' 3"

    Somewhere between 1000 and 1.5k
  • imafatman
    imafatman Posts: 351
    For what you want to commute and ride around town there are now a multitude of other options which would be better suited in my opinion.

    Lots of good endurance road/gravel disc bikes that accept a wide range of tyre options from 28-42c, have mudguard/rackmounts with road compact chainset. Very versatile, comfortable if you want to start doing longer rides.

    Why anyone would buy a cx bike to commute i don't know?
  • thegoatboy
    thegoatboy Posts: 23
    I've no idea! :-)

    I wouldike to do longer rides and speed is something I'm after.

    I've been riding mtb for about 20 years, so I'm very used to the upright riding position.

    I read a bit about hybrids, and a lot of people seem to say you'll get bored of a hybrid quickly.

    What bikes would you suggest?
  • kajjal
    kajjal Posts: 3,380
    Have you got somewhere secure to store the bike for commuting ?

    I have done mountain biking for over 20 years and found a gravel bike with hydraulic brakes is good for road riding, I am 2m tall and 100kg. They take a wider variety of tyre widths than road bikes and are built to take off road riding as well.
  • N0bodyOfTheGoat
    N0bodyOfTheGoat Posts: 6,057
    http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/h ... 4cm-frames

    https://www.rutlandcycling.com/bikes/ro ... rey_373882

    https://www.paulscycles.co.uk/m7b0s197p ... d-EXC-2018

    https://www.paulscycles.co.uk/m7b0s197p ... -GX-0-2018

    Unless you want a drop bar bike that can take 32mm+ tyres, the first two are cracking buys, all depends what you want.
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    2020 Voodoo Marasa
    2017 Cube Attain GTC Pro Disc 2016
    2016 Voodoo Wazoo
  • thegoatboy
    thegoatboy Posts: 23
    Thanks for the recommendations.

    I'm limited with bike shops near me, and even more so as I'm looking at interest free payment.

    Plus I want to see and try before I buy.

    What about these?

    https://www.tredz.co.uk/.Orro-Terra-Gra ... 102923.htm

    https://www.tredz.co.uk/.Giant-ToughRoa ... 113725.htm
  • imafatman
    imafatman Posts: 351
    The Orro Terra looks like a good option. Just a shame it's mechanical discs.

    My suggestion if you are looking in the region of £1300-

    Genesis Equilibrium Disc : Full 105 Hydro setup, comfortable steel frame with a light weight carbon fork. 28c tyres with ease, rack and mudguard mounts. Well sorted frame that you could have forever and just upgrade over time.

    https://www.tredz.co.uk/.Genesis-Equili ... _98964.htm
  • thegoatboy
    thegoatboy Posts: 23
    Thought We had a winner with the genesis.

    They only have extra small though.

    I need xxl!
  • imafatman
    imafatman Posts: 351
    Worth looking around to see who stocks them and whether they can offer you the right payment terms etc..

    Shame they only have the XS in stock.

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