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08-14-07, 01:01 PM
hey all,
I only started biking this year and its been great so far. I'm more of a fitness/leisure rider so at the beginning of the year, I just picked up a cheap hybrid bike. However, the more I ride, the more I understand that this bike is not quite for me.
I wanted something quicker and lighter because the trails I go to is 50/50 uphill/downhill.
I dont want suspension (my hybrid has a front suspension fork and I just leave it turned off so its more quicker).
I want something a bit more comfortable like a hybrid (wider tires, but not as wide as moutain bike tires).
This whole cyclocross thing I've been reading lately seems the be what I'm looking for. It is like a road bike, but more clearance for wider tires, which is what I want because the trails I go on are usually 80% paved, 20% flat dirt road/grass. My co-worker once took his road bike on the trail we go to, and it couldn't handle the off road portion, but on the paved portion, he went through it with ease. But now he got himself a mountain bike so he doesn't have to walk his bike on the off-road portions anymore
I am not planning to do races, but do plan to go long distance at times.
So is a cyclocross for me?
I only started biking this year and its been great so far. I'm more of a fitness/leisure rider so at the beginning of the year, I just picked up a cheap hybrid bike. However, the more I ride, the more I understand that this bike is not quite for me.
I wanted something quicker and lighter because the trails I go to is 50/50 uphill/downhill.
I dont want suspension (my hybrid has a front suspension fork and I just leave it turned off so its more quicker).
I want something a bit more comfortable like a hybrid (wider tires, but not as wide as moutain bike tires).
This whole cyclocross thing I've been reading lately seems the be what I'm looking for. It is like a road bike, but more clearance for wider tires, which is what I want because the trails I go on are usually 80% paved, 20% flat dirt road/grass. My co-worker once took his road bike on the trail we go to, and it couldn't handle the off road portion, but on the paved portion, he went through it with ease. But now he got himself a mountain bike so he doesn't have to walk his bike on the off-road portions anymore
I am not planning to do races, but do plan to go long distance at times.
So is a cyclocross for me?