Originally Posted by jpearl

I hear ya!

I live in NYC and after giving it some thought, I settled on a CX bike. While I used to race road and mountain back when I was a Long Islander 12 years ago (I've only since returned to the sport two months ago), the CX bike made perfect sense for the riding I envisioned.



I ride a Cannondale Cyclocross. I swapped out the stock tires for some 700x32cc treaded road tires (Specialized Infinity). They're mad heavy, but also very bombproof. I get all of my stuff from Toga on 64th and West End Avenue. Not many shops stock CX bikes so look around. Knowing the abuse CX bikes take, I'd stay away from used ones. Many people with the Cannondale Cyclocross also use it as a second road training bike while still racing CX with it, it's just a matter of wheel and tire choice.