Ben M
Senior Member
- Location
- Chester/Oxford
So my tour mentioned in a previous thread is now going to be from Bristol to strasbourg, around 500 miles of cycling.
After a fair bit of research, the three of us are going to go for cyclocross bikes.
One of the other two has got a LBS to order in a Genesis Vapour for him to have a ride of:
http://www.genesisbikes.co.uk/series/vapour
For £850 + discount on accessories + 4 services a year for life
Now £850 is a bit much for be to spend right now, I'd be happier around the £700 mark, where I've seen this:
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/pinnacle/expede-00-2009-cyclo-cross-bike-ec018116
I saw one in the local Evans today and liked the look of it.
I have also seen a vapour available online for the same price as the Pinnacle. Do any of you guys know anything about the two bikes? Or have any comments on the components, and differences between the two.
One thing that I noticed about the pinnacle was the lack of mounts at the top for the panniers, the bottom ones by the rear axle are there, but none at the top, I was told that the solution to this is a simple jubilee-clip style thing, which isn't much worse than a proper mount, as the bottom is the load-bearing point.
Oh and tyre-wise, I know that we'll have to take off the cyclo-cross knobblies, I was thinking of some SCHWALBE Marathon Plus, as mentioned on this forum in a few places. Am I on the money when I say that those tyres are the ones to go for on a ~500 mile trip (we will have spare inner tubes as well obviously)
Cheers guys.
After a fair bit of research, the three of us are going to go for cyclocross bikes.
One of the other two has got a LBS to order in a Genesis Vapour for him to have a ride of:
http://www.genesisbikes.co.uk/series/vapour
For £850 + discount on accessories + 4 services a year for life
Now £850 is a bit much for be to spend right now, I'd be happier around the £700 mark, where I've seen this:
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/pinnacle/expede-00-2009-cyclo-cross-bike-ec018116
I saw one in the local Evans today and liked the look of it.
I have also seen a vapour available online for the same price as the Pinnacle. Do any of you guys know anything about the two bikes? Or have any comments on the components, and differences between the two.
One thing that I noticed about the pinnacle was the lack of mounts at the top for the panniers, the bottom ones by the rear axle are there, but none at the top, I was told that the solution to this is a simple jubilee-clip style thing, which isn't much worse than a proper mount, as the bottom is the load-bearing point.
Oh and tyre-wise, I know that we'll have to take off the cyclo-cross knobblies, I was thinking of some SCHWALBE Marathon Plus, as mentioned on this forum in a few places. Am I on the money when I say that those tyres are the ones to go for on a ~500 mile trip (we will have spare inner tubes as well obviously)
Cheers guys.