- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
After going round in circles for the best part of a year now (due to illness and no small measure of dithering) I have finally ordered my new bike - a Giant TCX1 2013.
My choice ranged from MTB to Road to MTB to Road and then finally and sensibly to CX.
My riding will be recreational country lanes and occasional light trails 30-50 miles a week tops.
Age 56 and now recovered from a long standing injury (climbing accident) I want to get back on a bike and get fitter - I didn't want a bike that was too stretched out and I also wanted a bike with a less than rock hard ride.
I tried an X-Bow & CAADX before the TCX and this felt great whilst the other two felt just ok. Hard to say why though.
Also the TRP CX9 V Brakes are a big factor in my choice - long ago I experienced Canti's (Ritchey) and the shudder was a nightmare. The lack of clearance will not be an issue for me.
Bike is standard spec' (105 bar the FSA chainset) except for the tyres which I am having swapped for Schwalbe Marathon Supremes for the bikes mainly on road use + they grip well in the wet.
Hope you like it...only downside is the delivery date is w/c 14 Jan 2013.
My choice ranged from MTB to Road to MTB to Road and then finally and sensibly to CX.
My riding will be recreational country lanes and occasional light trails 30-50 miles a week tops.
Age 56 and now recovered from a long standing injury (climbing accident) I want to get back on a bike and get fitter - I didn't want a bike that was too stretched out and I also wanted a bike with a less than rock hard ride.
I tried an X-Bow & CAADX before the TCX and this felt great whilst the other two felt just ok. Hard to say why though.
Also the TRP CX9 V Brakes are a big factor in my choice - long ago I experienced Canti's (Ritchey) and the shudder was a nightmare. The lack of clearance will not be an issue for me.
Bike is standard spec' (105 bar the FSA chainset) except for the tyres which I am having swapped for Schwalbe Marathon Supremes for the bikes mainly on road use + they grip well in the wet.
Hope you like it...only downside is the delivery date is w/c 14 Jan 2013.