Hi,

I am interested in trying out a few cx races come the new season, is it ok to do them on a mtb, or do you need to buy a dedicated bike?

I am not going to be bothering anyone near the front, in fact if I don’t come last it will be a result, I just want to know if it is within the rules?

Cheers

If it’s your local league races, you’ll be fine on an MTB, I raced 3-4 seasons on my mtb with skinny tyres before I could justify buying a cx bike.

You can race them on an mtb.

Excellent, many thanks.

I am saving up for a ‘proper’ mtb at the mo, so a cx is way off budget 😀

One piece of advice I would give is to buy some skinny tyres.
Assuming you’re running 26″ try & get something like Conti xc 1.5 or similar.
Not so important early season when it’s fairly dry, but makes a big difference when it’s gets really wet & sticky, as well as giving loads more clearance when the grass starts to clog things up.

WOW, first CX racing question in April, great enthusiasm!

You’ll be fine on an MTB, many many people got the bug this way