I can’t deny it, I’m lured to CX bikes as an occasional commuter/long range trail scoping device/something for a change. C2W seems a good option to get something under the radar of the missus (“its for work etc etc”).
But, I know a grand total of zero about CX bikes. The frames, the groupsets, the parts etc – nothing. So for a grand, what is the best kinda thing money can buy? It’d be nice not to spend the full amount and get something for £700 or whatever which might be nearly as good as something at a grand…
Looking at PlanetX (seems a good place to start for all things deviant), theres this which seems really good VFM vs other stuff I’ve seen:
https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CBPXXLS105/planet-x-xls-shimano-105-cyclocross-bike
But, I like steel.
So obviously I’ve looked at the Genesis CdF but thats a little over budget. May get a cheap 2014 one under a grand if I shop around… Theres this too:
http://www.ukbikesdepot.com/m117b185s862p11616/2014_GENESIS_Day_One_Alfine_8_Cyclocross_Touring_Bike
Alfine hub kind of appeals…
Or alloy?
http://www.ukbikesdepot.com/m117b185s862p11615/2014_GENESIS_Vapour_Disc_Aluminium_Cyclocross_Bike
I really like the look of Genesis bikes…
I’d be very interested in the Orange RX9 but at 1099 its over budget.
Any ideas/views? Seen Cotic seem to have stopped their CX bike (is the Escapade the new CX/do-it-all frame?) otherwise that’d have been on the list.