whats the difference between one of these and a normal racing bike ? apart from tyres . im injured and need to buy a bike . got £ 600 , whats best ? dont want mountain bike , thinking of marin alp as local dealer is offering good discounts , any thoughts ?
The only reason I have any qualification to answer this thread is that I have a cyclocross bike which I bought when I had a chance of getting a second hand one. I've been riding it just as a road bike and I love it. I fancied doing some cyclocross in the autumn and winter but that getting on and off looks a bit difficult. I don't know anything about technical stuff.
Frames have wider clearances than road bikes so they don't get clogged up with mud. That's about as much as I know!
I've always wanted a Kona 'Jake the Snake' !
A cyclocross bike is similar to a road bike but with a stronger frame, slightly different frame geometry, larger clearances (distance between wheels and frame) to prevent mud clogging everything up and wider spread of gears. As well as obviously being suitable for cyclocross they make excellent all round bikes but will not be quite as fast as a true road bike. Some more info here.
Gears? Gears??Originally Posted by david
Having just joined the fixed gear brigade I have to agree with you.
Exactly,Having just joined the fixed gear brigade I have to agree with you
http://www.63xc.com/sriley/jonwyatt.htm
Exactly,
http://www.63xc.com/sriley/jonwyatt.htm
Same bike as mine if I'm not mistaken.
Ooh hello. Small world, that was written before I found out about you lot. To be fair, Jon wrote most of the words too
Isn't most of the 3 Peaks entry being rolled over automatically from last year, making it *even* harder to get in?
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