Best cyclocross bike under £1000 and other CX chat

Any suggesting for nice OTPs or frames available in monster sizes? Ally or Carbon....
Rose bikes are winning so far!

Focus do up to 62cm.

Probs not big enough for you Jammy.

I've been looking mainly at HT and TT lengths. The cheap kinesis is availble 63CtT with a 59 TT and 20 HT. Main thing that worries me is the short TT but a 130 stem and some long reach bars could sort it I think.

I think some of the Kona Jakes went up to 63cm St, with a 615mm TT?

^ Appears to vary, dependant on model & year though. The major was available in man-size due to Ryan Trebon.

I swapped out the FSA Gossamer cranks on the CAADX to some rather nice Specialized S-Works BB30 cranks. Still running the FSA rings though - tempted by some TA replacements.

Anyone going to be actually racing their cross bikes?

Nice local league, perfect for first time racers, 3 more races left.

http://www.vcl.org.uk/cross/

Yes - raced at bethlem on Wed and will be at HH next week. Was impressed by the Bethlem curcuit.

Is it worth bringing lights this Wednesday? Last week it was getting very dark on the last two laps at bethlem.

Yes. If only for the ride home.

Going to try and get to this one. Depends on work. Means commuting in my skin suit.

I was going to bring my Hope vision. But if it starts on time hopefully it won't be needed.

HH gets quite dark in the wooded section. It's pitch black at some races.

Ah missed that, will come race on wednesday.
Howard, still got my tyres?

They're my tires now!

boo :( sorry, should have bugged you before about them.

I've just bought a Boardman in haste... hopefully I shall be there wednesday evening.

Should I change the default tyres on the bike or anyfink?

I've just bought a Boardman in haste... hopefully I shall be there wednesday evening.

Should I change the default tyres on the bike or anyfink?

Check the cabling.

The tires are Ritchey, right?

Might be worth swapping them for some Maxxis or Michellins.

Use the pre-season races to determine if you like th tyres, then buy mud2 for the proper season.

I will use some rocket rons as HH needs a bigger air chamber to deal with all the ruts and builders rubble.

I'm going to be in Glasgow on the fifth, so unfortunately will miss HH.

I will use some rocket rons as HH needs a bigger air chamber to deal with all the ruts and builders rubble.

I'll be on clinchers again, not sure which, possibly a conti speed cross on the front and a maxxis raze on the back.

I'm never going to use my tubs, am I? Can't ride em down, don't want the inconvenience of hiring a car and driving it all down, not sure I want to strap them to my back either. Hmmf.

HTFU, Howard and carry them on your back.

But, I only use tubs at HH when it's a bit wetter, as all that rubble Ramaye mentions doesn't do tubs much good when it's bone dry.

Can you not buy unwired ones and wrap them up under your seat