In't cross bikes brilliant?

A tiny spin on a CX bike around Delamere last night helped me remember just how good they are. So fast and effortless, but really able to bite you on the arse if you stop concentrating.

Bikes are ace :)

Word. Truth up.

Yup, make boring trails exciting, and exciting trails excitinger.

And you can’t stop yourself heading for the muddiest trails you can find :D

I’ll be able to find out in a week or two when I have finished my new build. Can’t wait tbh.

will everone stop mentioning Cx bikes please :x

I got a Spesh Tricross a few weeks ago. One of the best bikes I’ve ever owned. Great fun.

will everone stop mentioning Cx bikes please

+1. 2. Lots.

But they are fun :D

They can be super nice too :)

It was indeed agreat night.. ****’ cold mind..

:lol:

Put some pics up Tim.. it was Dark last night, so couldn’t really appreciate the bike..

Yup

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mogrim – Member
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Since when has it ever been about need?? :wink:

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Yes you do…………… :D

Enjoy :D

stop it!!
i dont need one.

Thurman Merman, do you appenh to have a trail on memoery map around Peebles?
I am up in Peebles for a long weekend next weekend and was planning to ride at the Inners uplift but may take my cross bike instead/as well

Put some pics up Tim.. it was Dark last night, so couldn’t really appreciate the bike..

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+1 for all of you lot talking about cross bikes all the time.

Listen, I own six bikes:

1. The 1992 Kona Lava Dome I bought as a lad. Now used SS but almost all original. I can’t sell that, can I?
2. The 2004 Cotic Soul, which was my second MTB, and the bike that got me right back into riding after too many years away. It’s a classic, and all I need in an MTB. I can’t sell that, can I?
3. The Giant SCR road bike. Bought for me by Mrs North when I was skint and needed something more than the SS’d Kona for training for my first Etape du Tour. It’s ridden almost daily and is a friend in my darkest moments. I can’t sell that, can I?
4. carbon road bike (another Giant). Fits perfectly, rides really sweetly, have done some great epic rides, raced it and keep it clean. I can’t sell that, can I?
5. Old lugged steel track bike bought for £150. I may not be riding the track right now, but I hope to again, and any replacement will cost a load more and not be any better. And it’s a track bike – they never wear out. I can’t sell that, can I?
6. 1970s Holdsworth, converted to fixed. Given to me by a friend. It was his bike when he was a lad. Heavy but smooooth. I can’t sell that, can I?

So, how the hell do I justify a cross bike..?!

You can’t justify a Cross Bike on here ever. This is SingleTrack forum for Crikeys sake.

They have curly handlebars and skinny tyres and whippet frames….uuuurgh!!

Let’s face facts – CX bikes are road bikes with road riders who fancy a bit of an occasional splash on a damp cinder path so they can call themselves off roaders.

Nah…. not on here you don’t!!! Tut tut!!

that’s point, anyone ride a cx bike with flat bars?

I flippin’ love cyclocross and cross bikes. This is my 21st season of racing and I’m only 27…

There’s something about the speed you generate on the unlikely bike, and it that it teaches you to be smooth.

Cross riders tend to be the friendliest people too

Gooner, Nick Craig and a few others use flat bars for the 3 peaks but I find drops don’t restrict me most of the time :twisted:

Thurman nice link!

ourmaninthenorth….sort that lot out.

1 x Road
1 x MTB
1 x Cyclocross
1 x Retro/classic/vintage bike to look at, as they is pants to ride innit.

1a) Road bike nowt to bling that you have to explain the reason for owning.
1b) MTB hardtail 100mm, will probably do everything you need
1c) Cyclocross bike, for racing and riding. Find one with guard eyes so you can fit guards and road tyres for winter riding.
1d) Old bike to look at and poke at whilst drinking tea in your garage.
Is all you need.

So, how the hell do I justify a cross bike..?!

n+1… :roll:

That’s your warranty gone blondie :wink:

Gooner one of my cx bikes has flat bars but I set it up with those while I get used to offroad fixed wheel

Road bike time, that’ll have to do for now!

More to the point, how can I justify a new CX bike to She Who Must Be Obeyed?

ourmaninthenorth – Member
…So, how the hell do I justify a cross bike..?!

Easy, you have all those classics and it would be criminal to wear them out in mud and slush, wouldn’t it?

Therefore buy a CX bike to save them from destruction – so long as you promise not to enjoy riding it, it’s ok to buy another bike.

It’s also greener, the more bikes you have the greener you are, so you’re helping the environment too.

For me, it’s the Holdsworth whose number is up. But, in the meantime, it’s going to be converted to a SS cross bike and raced walked at HTN2.5.

It seems pointless even mentioning the Polar Bears.

Old touring bike, borrowed new cross tyres, one site visit/patrol=great day out

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that’s point, anyone ride a cx bike with flat bars?

Not allowed in the Three peaks from next year

It will get rid of all those trying to sneak their niche 29ers in as cross bikes

Edric 64 a few years ago I tried to sneak in my niche 29er with skinny tyres and drop bars and wasn’t allowed lol

Tim, they’re even better when you race them. Come to Bolton on Sunday for the NW league cross race :)

(get Ag to give you a lift)