Best cyclocross bike under £1000 and other CX chat

Charge and genesis' steel 'cross bikes aren't really cross bikes let's face it.

The problem with a lot of the new disc steel bikes is that you will not be able
to update the forks with a carbon one. Only a few have a modern headtube.

Modern as in will accept tapered? This is true to an extent, although there are options from woundup, Whiskey and Columbus. Enve will probably do one too if you ask nicely.

mmmmm tcx advanced

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They are the best looking of the 2014 otp bikes I've seen. As noted on the 'cross thread the front thru-axle is a bit of a weird decision.

That Planet X though... Not sure I'd want a carbon bike on something I'm Lilkely to rag around? Although it has now add to the choice list between this, the canyon and kinesis cross pro 6.... Kinesis is still tops though

On the off chance that anyone is selling an old cross bike or frame, I am looking for something to do winter training on. 54cm with a semi decent group set (105 or similar), am watching a full CAADX and a Kinesis frame on ebayz but they will probably go for silly money as everyone seems to have the same idea atm.

That Planet X though... Not sure I'd want a carbon bike on something I'm Lilkely to rag around? Although it has now add to the choice list between this, the canyon and kinesis cross pro 6.... Kinesis is still tops though

The frame / fork is quite porky - I wouldn't worry about crashing it too much. It's full of lead. Or something heavy, anyway.

On the off chance that anyone is selling an old cross bike or frame, I am looking for something to do winter training on. 54cm with a semi decent group set (105 or similar), am watching a full CAADX and a Kinesis frame on ebayz but they will probably go for silly money as everyone seems to have the same idea atm.

Unless your winter training takes you out on bridaways any old road / touring frame will do.

Errr no it won't at all. Completely different geos for cross/road/touring, not suitable for race training. But thanks.

Had a few PMs but looking for something lightweight and not too dissimilar to current road setup. Will keep looking. Cheers!

Cake has a couple of Surly frames - think might fit you.

Training for cx or training for road racing?

or this is cheap, too big, but could swap out the frame...https://www.lfgss.com/thread112624

You ride a focus right now, correct?

Errr no it won't at all. Completely different geos for cross/road/touring, not suitable for race training. But thanks.

Oh. You mean CX training? The thing that confused me was you mentioned 'winter training'. I assumed winter training meant road training for the road season as winter is the CX race season.

Cake has a couple of Surly frames - think might fit you.

Training for cx or training for road racing?

or this is cheap, too big, but could swap out the frame...https://www.lfgss.com/thread112624

You ride a focus right now, correct?

A bit of both actually, sorry to be confusing. Yeah don't want to ruin the Focus by riding all through winter on it, although am tempted to do the winter road races this year. I love my Surly but deffo looking for something lighter...

Link no work?

I think that was the confusion!

https://www.lfgss.com/thread112624.html#post3793860

I assume this is the cannondale. Seems pretty good value to me. But is that too much/out of your budget?

Will you be getting stuff through Kinoko if not a complete bike?

Oh no, it's a different Cannondale. 2012 model I think...

Yeah I will be.

We just have the new 2014 CAADX disc with their own calipers, surprisingly great performance with the Tiagra levers.

I reckon it's a great value at under a grand despite having Tiagra.

Cool - never saw any of 2013's disc models. Would be interesting to see one of these in the flesh.

We have one in 58cm at Walton, bit out of London.

Felt quite light, will weight it next time I'm working there.

Those 58's are enormous- way to big for me.

Anyone have any experience of the 2014 caadx bikes? 105 in particular? almost certainly gonna pull the trigger on one. Cheers.

They're awesome, we also have that particular one in 54cm in Walton.

Make sure the mechanic from the shop you're buying it from set the brakes up property, it should feel more like a cantis when set up correctly.

Do you really Scoble? Are you at the shop tomorrow? If so I will come and test ride it if at all possible? Do I have to leave a deposit or anything?

thanks for your reply edscoble! once set up properly the mechanical discs (supposedly a no - go ) work well) any idea what the wheels are like? ie not too heavy and cheap seeming for stock wheels?

Do you really Scoble? Are you at the shop tomorrow? If so I will come and test ride it if at all possible? Do I have to leave a deposit or anything?

Yeah I am, no worries about deposit as you're hardly a stranger, I think...

On the park tools scale, the CAADX 105 Disc in 54cm weight 10.6kg.

CAADX Tiagra Disc in 58cm is over 11.3kg.

Don't know if this is a CX bike as such but what do poeple think of this:

http://road.cc/content/news/94260-just-whyte-dorset