2nd hand cyclocross bike

[Willehond]

what about the people in the vrystaat? perfect 'road bike' for their endless and flat farm roads!

  Yes, apart from not having any rain, mud, forests or spectators, the Vrystaat is just like Belgium.   Why didn't I think of it!

[TheLegend]

 

what about the people in the vrystaat? perfect 'road bike' for their endless and flat farm roads!

  Yes' date=' apart from not having any rain, mud, forests or spectators, the Vrystaat is just like Belgium.   Why didn't I think of it![/quote']

 

agh come on, the rain and mud is just the cherry on top of the ice cream and doing it in the forest is nice, but the vrystaat scenery can also be nice. A forest also gets monotnous, especially those dominant jeep tracks - whereas if you find a little koppie in the vrystaat, you can see for hundreds of miles. further the rocks and sand add a little extra to the cyclo cross conditions.

 

[samson99]

anyone know where i could look for a second hand cyclocross bike? all the advice is helpful if i build one but at the moment i am to lazy.

[Guttersnipe]

I see you are in the western cape - talk to Olaf at Crosstown cycles in Kenilworth, he's a certified cx nut, and can set you up with anything from a bodged together old road frame converted to singlespeed, or a full custom rig with high zoot everything. Just don't listen to what he tells you about gearing -unless you go ss, you want a compact crank if you are going to ride off road. Cyclocross cranksets are (Usually 48x38 or 1x10 with a 42 up front) are NOT compact. btw, I am not sure I agree with Willehond about how badly these bikes suck at climbing - in the right conditions they will out climb a mountain bike, and they are a lot less sketchy for offroad descending than a road bike.