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Anonymous Tue 08 Aug 2017 07:05:35 No.1098349 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>1098491 >>1098573 >>1098662 >>1098685

Hey /n/, I'm thinking about purchasing the new Giant TCX SX. I get it at a really great deal from my LBS, and I plan on using it to race cyclocross, go on adventure rides, and my winter road bike.

Do you guys have a cyclocross rig? What do you think about them? Do you prefer a MTB?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 08 Aug 2017 07:34:41 No.1098353 Report

Quoted By: >>1098357

It may not be responsive enough for CX depending on how serious you want to get.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 08 Aug 2017 07:42:01 No.1098357 Report

Quoted By: >>1098573

>>1098353
how wouldn't it be responsive? It's full carbon and has the "overdrive" headtube which is supposed to be the best steering system out there.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 08 Aug 2017 09:57:49 No.1098373 Report

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Have alu CX bike as my commuter. It's great around 95% of the year and the 5% it sucks on are days when fatty would be the only type of bike with which riding wouldn't be a chore.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 08 Aug 2017 10:46:51 No.1098379 Report

Quoted By: >>1098458

UK
£1300 budget
Mudguard mounts
Space for at least 32s
Hydraulic dick brakes

Optional:
1by drivetrain
SRAM groupset

What buy?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 08 Aug 2017 14:13:39 No.1098417 Report

Quoted By: >>1098462

I've never raced before, but I setup these 32c gravelkings on this thing over the summer and am planning on racing it this fall for kicks. I'll take the rack off ofc.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 08 Aug 2017 17:34:38 No.1098458 Report

Quoted By: >>1098535

>>1098379
http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CBPXLDNRIV1/planet-x-london-road-sram-rival-1-hydraulic-disc-road-bike

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 08 Aug 2017 17:52:32 No.1098462 Report

Quoted By: >>1098488 >>1098685

>>1098417

I'm pretty sure you'll have little fun on 32 mm tires in a cx race.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 08 Aug 2017 18:47:30 No.1098488 Report

Quoted By: >>1098573 >>1098676 >>1098685

>>1098462
Why's that? What do people typically run?

They are 35mm actually, that was a typo above. I did also set them up tubeless and have had luck running at about 30psi.

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Anonymous Tue 08 Aug 2017 18:56:44 No.1098489 Report

Quoted By: >>1098573

CX bikes are fucking great. I use mine for road riding/commuting/singletrack/gravel roads... anything pretty much. Pic related is my Salsa Vaya GX

nikolasv !!gwLtMyM6EoH

nikolasv !!gwLtMyM6EoH Tue 08 Aug 2017 19:02:42 No.1098491 Report

Quoted By: >>1098630

>>1098349
>my LBS ... race cyclocross

Let me hazard a guess, your local bike cancer tried to indoctrinate you into the cult of Fred: or bicycle racing? I would strongly advise against it, for many reasons.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 08 Aug 2017 20:41:59 No.1098535 Report

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>>1098458

Hard to beat the London Road for price but fuck me is it an ugly bike.

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Anonymous Tue 08 Aug 2017 21:57:45 No.1098547 Report

Quoted By: >>1098660

CX is life (though I wish I had better gears up in the front for muh speed).

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 08 Aug 2017 23:30:21 No.1098573 Report

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>>1098349

If you're going on a long ride + real mountain you're gonna want lower gears than that 1x setup imho

I've got a touring bike with 29x43mm tires and a 24t-to-36t granny gear. I only ride drop bar bikes on mountain trails because I'm poor and too out of shape to justify a good MTB

>>1098357
>how wouldn't it be responsive? It's full carbon and has the "overdrive" headtube which is supposed to be the best steering system out there.

fork rake, head tube angle, seat tube angel, seat stay length, and wheelbase are all important. g-tedproductions.blogspot.com/ blog is what you need

>>1098488
tubeless tires on that bike? awesome

>>1098489
a vaya is not really a CX bike. very comfy road touring for light loads. also geared too high imho

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 09 Aug 2017 03:26:41 No.1098630 Report

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>>1098491
no i work there and get stuff at price

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 09 Aug 2017 05:21:36 No.1098660 Report

Quoted By: >>1098664

>>1098547
i've never seen such a stupid fucking saddle in my life

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 09 Aug 2017 05:35:25 No.1098661 Report

Quoted By: >>1098685

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 09 Aug 2017 05:39:04 No.1098662 Report

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>>1098349
i have an sscx bike with beat-em-up parts and a full suss trail bike. i plan on upgrading the sscx bike with higher-tier stuff over the winter, but nothing too fancy that i wouldn't want to actually shit it up at a cx event.

they're both good for different reasons. i'm currently intoxicated by the smell of brooks proofide, so i might not be much use to anyone for a while. god that shit smells good.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 09 Aug 2017 05:43:06 No.1098664 Report

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>>1098660

Do you even cycle? lmao

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 09 Aug 2017 06:55:48 No.1098676 Report

Quoted By: >>1098685

>>1098488

I spent 2 hours in heavy rain on really washed up muddy gravel tracks with 30 mm g ones tubless and even though it was stupid fun it was super unstable and slippery whenever I hit something slightly loose.

I think 35 would be the minimum but if you can go fatter I think 42 would be great.
I donÄt know how the speed tradeoffs for even bigger tires are theoretically or if there are complications with wheelclearance and propper cx geo but with 2.2 (55mm) tires I feel comfortable in cx condictions but I also don't know just how much tread is playing into this.

...after righting this I feel like you should definitly try it with low pressure and report back. tire pressure > width , probably.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 09 Aug 2017 09:03:27 No.1098685 Report

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>>1098349
>Do you guys have a cyclocross rig?
I have a GT Grade, it's more gravel/road than cyclocross, but apparently some guys race CX on it.
>What do you think about them?
For me it's mostly a road bike and commuter, for that it's great.
>Do you prefer a MTB?
Well, for riding trails, sure. For riding gravel, sometimes if it's loose and steep. Not for CX or road.

>>1098462
>>1098488
Most CX tires are in that 32-35 mm range. UCI races are limited to 33 mm, but most of us don't do UCI races.

>>1098661
Cool looking bike. Not sure how I feel about those cantis in 2017.

>>1098676
There is quite a big difference between 30 mm g-ones and 33 mm cyclocross tread tires. Maybe running with the bike makes people prefer the lighter narrower tires?

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