I’m interested in a Cross or an Adventure Gravel whatever bike.
Seen the Cube on CRC that looked nice specification.
Anyone got one or ridden one.
Alternatives ?
Main use will be on the South Downs.
Cheers

I have a cross race pro. Bought it new in April.
It’s my first cx bike so can’t really compare it to anything.
I have done an mtb marathon on it, then changed the tyres over and did 80 miles on the road to weston-super-mare last Saturday.
The spec is good for the money and they are good looking bikes.
I would definitely sit on one, i am 5’8 and the shop recommended a 53cm but it feels a tad short (just like my old cube mtb)

Cheers astormatt, what do you reckon is the max size tyres you could run on it ?
Did you look at others ?

I have the stock 33c Rocket Ron for off road and 35c G-One for road duties.
I would say you could get a 38c in there.
I will be honest, i didn’t look at others at the time as it was exactly what i was looking for.
Now i have got into it a bit more, i do sometimes think going for a more adventure bike with more tyre clearance would be good

The tyre clearance was one of my concerns over an ‘adventure’ bike.
Think I need to go and try some.
The rest of the spec looked just what I wanted.

Also bought a Cube Cross Race Pro. Haven’t had it long, but does what I want! Rides well, if a bit stiff, but I wanted it as a CX race bike so I’m willing to put up with the compromise.