Originally Posted by
knobster
Not sure about this bike, but most cyclocross bikes have a crankset with a gearing designed for cyclocross. I personally like the range, but most people prefer a more road bike type of crankset. Depending on the area you bike, you could change it to a standard double or a triple without too much trouble. See if you like it how it is, you may not need to change it at all.
Yeah, that was my only reservation when looking at cyclocross bikes. Turns out the area I live in doesn't have much in the way of hills, and my conditioning is pretty low at this point, so the gear range seems to work pretty well for me. When I get in better shape, I may look into swapping it out for a 50/34. I do like the two-ring crankset.
Originally Posted by
I-Like-To-Bike
Good advice. Don't be influenced by strangers on the Internet posting what they prefer on their bike. Just ride your bike, enjoy it and as time goes by YOU make the decisions on if you need or want anything else. Heck you just bought it why start thinking about upgrades already? Also don't agonize over buying this item or that because one item might be considered "better" by BF strangers, just buy what you like when you want it and your biking will be fine.
Really? Did you seriously just ask that??
Seriously though, you're right. I'm not one to spend money on something just because someone else says I need it. I think the agonizing is over at this point.
