Need some help with choosing a bike for year-round commuting. Narrowed it down to these bikes for a budget of £1000
(I can't buy bikes from Planet X, Rose, Ribble, Canyon etc., as I'll be using the Halfords Cycle2Work scheme)
[b]Cannondale CaadX 105 (£999):[/b]
http://www.cannondale.com/Great%20Britain/Bike/ProductDetail?Id=a765e6a5-cfa2-4d9e-a015-189091e4f898&parentid=622a6325-7132-482b-b1e2-302fbe5ed512
[b]Dolan CDX (£1199):[/b]
http://www.dolan-bikes.com/dolan-cyclo-cross/cyclo-cross-bikes/cyclo-cross-carbon/dolan-cdx-shimano-105-5800-carbon-cyclo-cross-bike.html
[b]Giant Defy 1 Disc (£999):[/b]
https://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-gb/bikes/model/defy.1.disc/24968/90516/
[b]Cube Cross Race 2016 (£899):[/b]
http://www.cube.eu/uk/products/road-race/cross-race/cube-cross-race-whitenred-2016/
[b]More than happy to look at other options! But I most likely will be buying in the next week or so. [/b] 🙂
I've had a Defy One Disc for a month now. I don't think you'd fit any knobbley tyres under the fork to use it for CX. It's a well specced bike, 105 gearing and TRP brakes are both great. Mine will be my winter/wet weather road bike. I'd look elsewhere for something to use off-road.
Have you looked at Ridley bikes? Example: http://www.hargrovescycles.co.uk/ridley-x-bow-20-disc-2016-cyclocross-bike.html?utm_source=Hargroves+Cycles+Newsletter&utm_campaign=a405486b8a-Top_Deals_For_May5_20_2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_558d800d98-a405486b8a-51823321&mc_cid=a405486b8a&mc_eid=3f89f78c00#Tab1
Bargain for £650!
Cannondale Touring instead of the Caadx?
