Cyclocross bike project?

"Doki" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Whingin' Pom said:

So, what makes a cyclocross bike different? Is it just a
case of getting an old road-bike and stripping it of
anything not vital, bunging on a big cassette and
prepare to fall off lots, or is there more to it? Any
advice is welcome.

There are cyclocross specific frames, but I've no idea
what makes them different to road frames.

Clearances.

Whingin' Pom said:

The cold, wet season is approaching here and thoughts of
playing in the wet and mud on a bike are becoming more
enticing, as is the idea for a winter project.

Given that the bank manager will have a coronary if I buy
another bike at the moment, I thought that maybe I could
save some money and put together an off-roader cheap. As
the de-rigeur off-road bike around here is many varieties
of double-boinger and folks round here take their off-road
real seriously, I fancied something a little different and
cyclocross sprang to mind.

:-)

So, what makes a cyclocross bike different? Is it just a
case of getting an old road-bike and stripping it of
anything not vital, bunging on a big cassette and prepare
to fall off lots, or is there more to it? Any advice is
welcome.

This is an informative article. Toe overlap and bottom
bracket height seem to be important.

kissena.infonov17 jp cylocross.htmlOpen ↗
--
Michael MacClancy Random putdown - "His mother should have
thrown him away and kept the stork." - Mae West
www.macclancy.demon.co.uk www.macclancy.co.uk

"Whingin' Pom" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

So, what makes a cyclocross bike different? Is it just a
case of getting an old road-bike and stripping it of
anything not vital, bunging on a big cassette and prepare
to fall off lots, or is there more to it? Any advice is
welcome.

Needs greater clearances than road bikes, and canti bosses
for mud clearance. See Fort frames
url:http://www.fortframes.cz/ -- nasty site but the info is
there for buying in NZ/Aus. The owner of one of the LBS's
round here is cyclo-x mad and he raves about these frames --
v. cheap. Probably best not to set up with Dura Ace as it'll
get pretty mucky pretty quickly -- MTB kit should be good. I
hear some cyclo-x riders are using MTBs.

Whingin' Pom said:

The cold, wet season is approaching here and thoughts of
playing in the wet and mud on a bike are becoming more
enticing, as is the idea for a winter project.

Given that the bank manager will have a coronary if I buy
another bike at the moment, I thought that maybe I could
save some money and put together an off-roader cheap. As
the de-rigeur off-road bike around here is many varieties
of double-boinger and folks round here take their off-road
real seriously, I fancied something a little different and
cyclocross sprang to mind.

:-)

So, what makes a cyclocross bike different? Is it just a
case of getting an old road-bike and stripping it of
anything not vital, bunging on a big cassette and prepare
to fall off lots, or is there more to it? Any advice is
welcome.

Given the way I feel about banks, I'd buy a new bike and
then keep an eye on the bank manager, rubbing my hands in
anticipation 😉

--
Chris

"Mark South" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

There are cyclocross specific frames, but I've no idea
what makes them

different to road frames.

Clearances.

And cantilever brake bosses. 'Cross frames are also
different from tourers, although they use the same style of
brake, as the BB is higher, there's no provision for guards,
and usually no bottle bosses. Tourers, on the other hand,
have a lower BB to give a nice low centre of gravity when
fully-laden. Having said that, an old touring frame can make
a reasonable beginner's bike for someone just starting out
in 'cross (an article in Cycling Plus a few years back
suggested just that).

David E. Belcher