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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/warnesworld/6264143833/ ]Ridley side[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/warnesworld/ ]ian_warnes[/url], on Flickr
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My pride and joy, and tomorrow I will be spending the week racing on the continent.
BB
Some very good looking bike. Though how does it compares to a HT 26er...?
lardlover - is that the frame you've just bought? Couldn't you just get divorced?
was originally built up SS for local Norh London mud plugging
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i managed to get 2 winters out of the Open Pros
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used for the odd "race"
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now used mainly for commuting with 10 speed (34/46 & 12/27) and trailside pootles around Stroud
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(and [i]I[/i] need that 34/27 to winch myself out of Stroud!)
Dolan CX - love it BUT I really want disc now...
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juan - Member
Though how does it compares to a HT 26er...?POSTED 11 HOURS AGO #
Seeing as no one is answering this I will have a go! I will assume that when you say a HT 26er you mean a xc race style bike not a long travel HT. Personally speaking, cross bikes are great for mixing road and light off road and are a lot of fun when ridden like this, they are also a lot of fun on single track and certainly make old routes feel different. But they are a compromise, I found mine a lot harder to descend at speed on than an xc race bike and not quite as nice to ride on the road as a road bike.
I actually did a test route on both xc race bike and the old cross bike, mix of farm tracks, single track (nothing too technical) and road (route about 8 miles long), I was quicker on my xc race bike. Although I would add that I am very at home on the MTB and less so on the cross bike and was done on different days (at the same heart rate range but hardly scientific).
For me if I was going to race cross regularly I would get another cross bike, or if I had the money to have another bike but if it's just to mix road and off road as a recreational thing I would just go with an xc race bike with semi slicks.
I'll give it a go too.
Basically a CX bike is nothing like a 26er hardtail. CX bikes aren't mtbs with smaller tyres. CX bikes are a classic jack of all trades and they're suprisingly capable of most riding be it on or offroad but riding a mtb after a CX bike feels like an armchair ride in comparison.
I swapped a 100mm hardtail for a CX bike at uni as I didn't have space for 2 bikes. You CAN ride (with some running) everything that you would normally on a mtb, just differently fast - uphills and smooth bits are speedier whilst technical stuff gets harder. However, in general you will bail out before the bike breaks!
Lots of pictures of cyclocross bikes of all varieties (none of them mine) on [url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/ed_rollason/collections/72157625465679660/ ]here[/url].
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paul4stones - Memberlardlover - is that the frame you've just bought? Couldn't you just get divorced?
That isn't my frame as such, just a pic to show what mine looks like (until I found my camera and took a pic), pics of my frame are now on Classifieds.
Divorced? I will be if I don't get rid.............. 😯
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5th cross bike for me now! Best one yet. Cant fault it in any way.
Running it as a single 43 tooth ring now, spare is a UJC
CX vs MTB??
Feels a lot different. I've been running the Onion as a bit of a hack/commuter with rigid forks, flat bars & bar ends and skinny hybrid tyres. It works fine in that mode.
I converted my Amazon tourer to a bit of a CX-alike and it jsut feels a lot faster. On road you have the aerodynamic advantage. off-road the 700c wheels roll over stuff better, so much so, I can absolutely "get" the advantage of a 20er now. The Amazon is the only bike I've been riding recently and I'm absolutely loving it!
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/druidh2000/6077051359/ ]IMAG0269[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/druidh2000/ ]druidh_dubh[/url], on Flickr
Bars are a bit higher now and I've swapped out the saddle for something easier to manoeuvre about on.
mine....
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not bad for something put together on the cheap! shame the rider's not what he used to be! got lapped twice by someone i used to be challenging for wins 6-7 years ago!
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They are the only bikes I own now other than a motorbike and a unicycle 😉
My Major Jake which is currently under going a bit of a revamp
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Jake the Snake, love it
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SV
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Yeti
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Sh1t, more pics of your Speedvagen please deanO 😯
Dean0 - what bars are you running on te Yeti? The look to fit Campag egro levers perfectly - with an easy reach on the drops.
Sh1t, more pics of your Speedvagen please deanO
+1
Looks like an interesting bike.
Bars are Deda Newtons I think. People need to see the hubs Dean 🙂
My Voodoo....
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As much a 29er as a cross bike, but way more versatile than the latter. Currently shod with 35-47mm tyres for mixed riding duties.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7693620@N05/6254752974/in/photostream/
Wow. Dean0 that bike is actually beautiful!
More pictures. This might have overtaken Coleman's TCX as my favourite CX bike 😆
Cheers guys. Fortunately it rides very well too :^)
Yup, Deda Newton shallows on the Yeti - need rotating slightly, but are a good fit. Deda Presa on the SV which are fantastic.
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Loads of photos here...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/deano_t/sets/72157624933821876/
Wow +1. Got to agree with will. DeanO's SV looks hot!
The SpeedVagen is awesome looking. So nice.
please, please, please put some TRP's or Avid Ultimates on it 🙂
Why would I want Tektro or Avid over Paul's? ;^)
Really good brakes that the bike is designed to work well with.
That really is quite stunning dean0
The SV does absolutely nothing for me but, having ridden an ARC-X, the Yeti just makes me completely jealous. I should have bought one cheap when I had the chance!
I've just never found the Pauls brakes to work for me I suppose!
The colour is nice 🙂
haha Mr Agreeable that is an awesome photo with the tigers.
Fuji Cross 2.0 ... a little carbon added
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Cheers Dean0 on the bar info will look into those.
The SV looks amazing - have you got the custom sprayed dt hubs? Would it be cheeky to ask how much a frame and forks like that cost? I know they dont make many a year.
http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/article/inside-the-rapha-focus-service-course-32105
check the pics for some nice cx workshop action.
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