Originally Posted by
Spasticteapot
Cyclocross:
-Very expensive - $1,300 will get you a bottom of the line cyclocross bike on clearance ( though you can cut costs a lot if you go for the DIY route.)
Love all the breakdowns on this post, one of the most concise yet!
I do have to point out that the above quote is not true. I got my Masi Speciale CX (cx=cross) for under a $1,000. it has all the braze-ons and eyelets for racks, can handle fenders too. Very comfortable and nimble. Bianchi's Volpe is their cross bike in the same price range. Both all steel, mine runs a compact double (meaning there are two chainrings on the crank) volpe has a triple (three chainrings up front) of course some other component differences as well. And neither of these bikes are 'bottom of the line.'