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I've had a CX (Kona Jake) for a couple of years now, mainly for a direct road commute with a one set of wheels and road tyres on, and then commuting home with the CX wheels on heading back over the NDW (nr Reigate to Guildford being the commute)
However with the new-ish developments in 29ers, better availability of kit etc, I'm thinking of selling the Jake in favour of a clown bike. Benefits would be a bike that is more usable on other stuff, a better (more comfortable) riding position - I think the Jake is a bit long for me, can't get proper comfy except on the tops - and if I had a spare wheelset for the 29er with skinny road tyres on would it be that much worse/slower that a Jake for the road commute? Are there 29er road tyres (I think but not sure that 29 is the same as 700C??) or if pcts I could get a pair of 700C rims laced to a pair of disc hubs?
So - help me to justify another purchase or tell me I'm wrong. Show your working, please.
Only difference between 29er and 700c is the width. Also a fair cjoice of tyres eg 2" for the mtb ers and 50mm for the road side of thing . all the same really. Why not have a nice slick 42/45mm tyres banged up hard.
29er rims and 700c are the exact same diameter so you can use skinny road slicks on 29er rims if you want.
That's what I do: Continental GP 4 Seasons (28mm) road tyres on Stans ZTR355 rims. WIth this combo I have the option of rim brakes or disc brakes on the one wheelset and switch the wheels between a 29er or a CX bike.
Fortunately my CX bike (Cotic X) has 135mm rear hub spacing, so exactly the same as an MTB.