crazy-legs – Member
I fancy the 3 peaks but i don’t want to get a new cx bike.
No chance whatsoever!
The Three Peaks isn’t a normal CX race (which a road bike would probably survive, issues of mud clearance notwithstanding), it regularly breaks proper CX bikes!
I agree.
If you want to take part in the 3 Peaks, get yourself a proper CX bike and you might just finish with a small smile on your face. Ride it on a bodgily converted ‘hybrid’ and you’ll be in for several hours of misery, if you finish.
I’ve done the 3 Peaks 4 times and had about 6 punctures, one broken wheel, many offs. As crazy-legs says it’s not a normal race, that’s why you have to carry a survival bag and why I once saw somebody propped up against a wall with two broken legs. It breaks everything.
BTW I just mentioned this to my wife and she said “Oh my God, he’ll die if he does that!” Slight over-reaction, but you’ll get the gist, I guess.