Best cyclocross bike under £1000 and other CX chat

You could try getting hold of a Kona Private Jake frameset. Alu frame with sliding dropouts and full carbon fork.

Kona Private Jake

8 Bar Tflsberg;

http://8bar-bikes.com/shop/framesets/tflsberg-v2-frameset/

Charge plug with carbon fork

cantis though.

sigh.

i might be upgrading next year, well I can dream eh?

Rock Lobster for $1550 then.

And while I'm dreaming, that foots cray wins.

Viner is planet x now . The italian plant closed and they bought the name.

Pinnacle Arkose?

Giant tcx slr1.

Charge plug with carbon fork.

Have to says I'm quite happy with mine, however just because it's alu doesn't mean it's light, it's around 10kg stock (with flat pedals).

Big bonus is massive clearance, even when the tyres is at the bottom of the drop out.

Few lovely options up there! I'm thinking SS for muddy days out and alu as it's light. Can't say I've struggled with canti's so far. They're for slowing down not stopping anyway..

Absolutely.

Until you want to stop quickly on your way home from a race.

I just set up a pair of the Shimano CX-50 cantis on my gf's bike and they're amazing, super easy to set up and work really well. As good a my mini-vs but with more modulation

Is there anyone who ride this frameset? Opinions and reviews appreciated!
Btw, it is an OPEN Unbeaten Path frameset.

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Selling this if anyones keen, Kinesis CSIX Carbon 54 £400

@edscoble - any reason not to buy a c'dale caadx tiagra on ctw scheme?

Honestly, none, the only problem is poor brake set-up.

Luckily the Tiagra levers work really well with road disc brakes so it's only a new cable housing short of improving the modulation.

Think about it first, it got CX gearing ( 46/36).

thanks ed, yes I'm aware of the 46/36 chainset

second option is the PX XLS, for which I'd get carbon F&F and Sram rival for £0.01 less than the magic grand

Caadx is ready for mudguards and panniers. I'd take it. 46/36 is perfect for most.

Cheers, got last week, on muddy country lane and byway duty ;)

46/36 is perfect for most.

I must confess I did enjoyed that ratios (until I went touring), what lovely is the small jump that felt like those old chainring (52/42), very instantaneous.

bit of green-laning in northamptonsire

bike 10/10

rider 2/10

both covered in mud, exhausted but with big grin :)

Did the mudguards not foul the wheels all the time?

Never mind that. The reflectors must have caught extra mud....