New cyclocross thread

Not the reply you want but!... I think I'd like to give cycle cross ago. I currently just ride on the road, it would be a lot of fun to get off the road and do something a little more muddy and dangerous.

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BadBreaks said:

Not the reply you want but!... I think I'd like to give cycle cross ago. I currently just ride on the road, it would be a lot of fun to get off the road and do something a little more muddy and dangerous.

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I'm just glad someone replied! Yeah, cross is so fun. I mountain bike and have good tech skills but 'cross is totally different since you're on skinny tires and at higher speeds than on an mtb. The other thing I like about 'cross is the race style: pure, all out street fight. I love races where it's just all-out, attack, hold a gap, etc. Road races are sometimes like that but other times everyone just looks at each other, 'cross is never like that.

whoawhoa said:

I'm just glad someone replied! Yeah, cross is so fun. I mountain bike and have good tech skills but 'cross is totally different since you're on skinny tires and at higher speeds than on an mtb. The other thing I like about 'cross is the race style: pure, all out street fight. I love races where it's just all-out, attack, hold a gap, etc. Road races are sometimes like that but other times everyone just looks at each other, 'cross is never like that.

I've not heard much about cyclocross b4 - so MTBing, on a road bike? do you constantly break bikes? it sounds a bit dangerous to me!

Roberto badgio said:

I've not heard much about cyclocross b4 - so MTBing, on a road bike? do you constantly break bikes? it sounds a bit dangerous to me!

Not, it's not really like mountain biking. The courses are usually 1-1.5 miles, and the races are done on time, like a crit, 60 minutes for elite, as low as 30 minutes for begginers. The courses usually start with a good road section, before going off onto grass, dirt, gravel, whatever. But the off-road stuff is all wide, not very technical, and fast, unless of course it's muddy. Then there's obstacles to run, like hills, mud/sand pits, and wood barriers.

whoawhoa said:

Not, it's not really like mountain biking. The courses are usually 1-1.5 miles, and the races are done on time, like a crit, 60 minutes for elite, as low as 30 minutes for begginers. The courses usually start with a good road section, before going off onto grass, dirt, gravel, whatever. But the off-road stuff is all wide, not very technical, and fast, unless of course it's muddy. Then there's obstacles to run, like hills, mud/sand pits, and wood barriers.

Oh, yeah, and if you're interested, go to cyclingnews.comcrossOpen ↗ and cyclocross.infocyclocross.infoOpen ↗ (belgian site, click on the brit/us flag in the top right corner) for some cool photos that might give you a better idea of what it's like.