blazingsaddles
Senior Member
Other than the Surly Crosscheck can anyone please advise of a Cyclocross bike that accepts Wide tyres also?
Thanks,
bs
Thanks,
bs
mr-marty-martin said:ive only saw a like single speed 29'r with tyes that big
blazingsaddles said:I wanted an allrounder really and my uses would be on road 40-80 mile trips or and also on tracks that can be quite stoney and bumby in places, but not unmanagable.
A Surly Crosscheck would be suitable for my needs but I reckon a good inch or two more clearance between myself and the top tube would be more preferable on the rough stuff. So I was therefore thinking perhaps about a compact frame geometry and the ability to take the same size tyres as the Surly. A sort of freaky allrounder, but definately capable on the road also.
MacB said:the Surly Karate Monkey would give you the sizing you need with the slope on the top tube and the tyre clearance. The Crosscheck will take up to 45mm with guards but the straight top tube means a big bike, I've got the 60cm frame. I'm not happy with my 'pub' bike, the frame's a bit small but the parts are good, Mavic A719 rims etc. so I'm looking at switching the stuff onto a KM frame and running Marathon Big Apple or Supreme tyres at 50mm. Give me a bike that can go on road and do trails with the kids. I was planning on running it with a single 42t chainring and a 8/9 speed 11-34 cassette. Without rack or guards that builds up to around 26lbs in weight, not bad for a bike that versatile, and with those huge tyres.
Ideally what I'll do is have 2 wheelsets for it, the Mavic A719's with the Marathon Supremes for road stuff. Then a second set built around the Rigida Sputnik rims, with knobblier tyres, for rougher stuff(but that may be just wishful thinking). Same cassette etc so literally just a case of swapping wheels. I'm also looking at the KM frameset for one of my boys next bikes.
Regardless, if you want more clearance for tyres, and crotch, than the Xcheck then you need to be thinking 29er frame.
RedBike said:This is more or less exactly the sort of bike i'm after too.
I've more or less decided to go for the slot dropout inbred 29er. The only trouble is they've been out of stock for months
Failing that I might go for something like the Cotic Roadrat. Run it with wide-ish 26" wheels for the rough stuff and slicker 29er wheels for the pub.